From Emotional (Dys)Regulation to Internet Addiction: A Mediation Model of Problematic Social Media Use among Italian Young Adults
Quaglieri A, Biondi S, Roma P, Varchetta M, Fraschetti A, Burrai J, Lausi G, Martí-Vilar M, González-Sala F, Di Domenico A, Giannini AM, Mari E
Journal of clinical medicine · 36 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-12-30 · J Clin Med · vol. 11 · issue 1 · p. 188
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 85 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 17.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 115 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Keywords
- internet addiction, social media addiction, emotional dysregulation, fear of missing out, personality traits, young adults, mediation model, risk factors
12 authors
From IT, ES
- Alessandro QuaglieriSapienza University of Rome
- Silvia BiondiSapienza University of Rome
- Paolo RomaSapienza University of Rome
- Manuel VarchettaUniversitat de València; Sapienza University of Rome
- Angelo FraschettiSapienza University of Rome
- Jessica BurraiSapienza University of Rome
Abstract
Internet addiction (IA) has mostly been investigated with the fear of missing out and difficulties in emotional regulation. The present study examined the link between IA and variables related to problematic social media use (i.e., fear of missing out, social media addiction), together with emotional (dys)regulation and personality traits, providing new insights and an integrated assessment of IA. In total, 397 participants, aged 18-35 years (M = 22.00; SD = 3.83), were administered a set of questionnaires pertaining to IA, problematic social media use, emotional (dys)regulation, and personality traits. Pearson's correlations showed significant associations between IA and the investigated variables, and the tested mediation model highlighted the crucial role played by emotional (dys)regulation in the fear of missing out and problematic use of social networks. Overall, the findings provide support for a new integrated model for understanding the features, predictors, and risk factors of IA.
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