Yayın: Mediating role of positivity in the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use during the covid-19 pandemic
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2021-05-12
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Arpacı, İbrahim
Karataş, Kasım
Kıran, Fettah
Kuşci, İsmail
Topcu, Ahmet
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This study investigated the mediating role of positivity in the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Positivity Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale were used to collect data from 834 social media users. SEM-based mediation analysis was used to test hypothesized relationships. Results indicated that positivity has a direct negative effect on problematic social media use. Furthermore, the results indicated that state anxiety has a direct negative effect on positivity and state anxiety has a direct positive effect on problematic social media use. Positivity significantly mediates the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use.
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Health, Social sciences, Psychology, multidisciplinary, Social issues, Social sciences, biomedical, Psychology, Social issues, Biomedical social sciences