Lonely online: A social model of digital media addiction: A study in 21 countries

dc.authoridAbreu, Ana Maria/0000-0003-4067-0386
dc.authoridDurak, Mithat/0000-0002-4157-5519
dc.authoridBlanca, Maria J./0000-0003-4046-9308
dc.contributor.authorBlachnio, Agata
dc.contributor.authorPrzepiorka, Aneta
dc.contributor.authorGorbaniuk, Oleg
dc.contributor.authorMcNeill, Monika
dc.contributor.authorBendayan, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorBen-Ezra, Menachem
dc.contributor.authorAngeluci, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T19:57:38Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T19:57:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractDigital media addiction limits face-to-face communication, which can have negative effects on the subjective wellbeing of individuals. However, the effect of digital media addiction on subjective wellbeing has not been adequately explored, and it is recommended in the literature that the role of mediating variables related to social life should be investigated. These include loneliness and satisfaction with relationships. The current study investigated whether loneliness and satisfaction with relationships explained the link between people's digital media addiction and their sense of flourishing. A sample of 6,434 respondents from 21 countries (Mage = 25.92 years, SD = 9.78; 65.5% women) took part in a cross-sectional survey study. The study included a comprehensive evaluation of digital media addiction using several measures. The following scales were applied: the Internet Addiction Scale, the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire, the Phubbing Scale, the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, the Relationship Assessment Scale, and the Flourishing Scale. A two-level path analysis showed that loneliness and satisfaction with interpersonal relationships fully mediated the link between digital media addiction and flourishing on the individual level. This suggests that digital media addiction may affect flourishing only through its impact on loneliness and satisfaction with interpersonal relationships.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Centre, Poland [UMO-2017/26/M/HS6/00779]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was financed by the National Science Centre, Poland, grant no. [UMO-2017/26/M/HS6/00779]en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03623319.2023.2228439
dc.identifier.issn0362-3319
dc.identifier.issn1873-5355
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85181946970en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2023.2228439
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/13516
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001139423100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorAbreu, Ana Maria
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofSocial Science Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.subjectDigital media addictionen_US
dc.subjectFlourishingen_US
dc.subjectLonelinessen_US
dc.subjectSatisfaction with relationshipsen_US
dc.titleLonely online: A social model of digital media addiction: A study in 21 countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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