Mediating role of positivity in the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Arpaci I; Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey., Karatas K; Department of Education Sciences, Faculty of Education, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey., Kiran F; Division of Computer Science & Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA., Kusci I; Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey., Topcu A; College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait, Kuwait.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Death studies [Death Stud] 2022; Vol. 46 (10), pp. 2287-2297. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 14.
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1923588
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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