Sosyal medya bağımlılığı ile bağlanma stilleri arasında yalnızlığın aracı etkisi: Bir çoklu aracı model çalışması

HÜMEYRA KOTAN

Sosyal medya bağımlılığı ile bağlanma stilleri arasında yalnızlığın aracı etkisi: Bir çoklu aracı model çalışması

Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, BİLİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ VE BAĞIMLILIK ANABİLİM DALI, Turkey

Approval Date: 2025

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: HÜMEYRA KOTAN

Supervisor: Halil İbrahim Özok

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

As social beings, humans tend to interact with others and maintain this interaction in various ways. Alongside advancements in technology, social media platforms have emerged as vital tools for fulfilling individuals' communication needs. Convenient access to social media platforms and their diverse applications leads to more frequent usage. Negative aspects of social media, such as addiction, become apparent. Individuals who engage with social media in a negative manner tend to prefer virtual communication over face-to-face interactions, which can lead to an increase in loneliness. Negative childhood experiences or difficulty forming secure attachments with parents can lead to increased risks and lower psychological resilience later in life. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between attachment styles and social media addiction. The study group consisted of 554 participants aged 18 and above (M = 25.10, SD = 7.60). The research determined that attachment styles, levels of loneliness, and social media addiction were similar across gender, age, daily internet use, daily social media use, and the length of time having a social media account. Social media addiction negatively correlates with secure attachment and positively with other attachment styles. Similar correlations exist between loneliness and attachment styles. Findings suggest that loneliness mediates the relationship between secure attachment and social media addiction. The results of the current study hold significant importance and indicate that interventions aimed at reducing the adverse effects of loneliness may help prevent social media addiction.