Research Article

Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems

Volume: 22 Number: 1 March 31, 2021
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Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems

Abstract

Objective: In this pilot study, the relationship between problematic social media use, impulsivity, and psychological symptoms in adults was investigated. Method: In this study conducted with 178 people, demographic information form, Social Media Addiction Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and Brief Symptom Inventory were applied to the participants. Results: Social media addiction levels of the participants were found to be significantly higher in women, singles, graduate graduates, those who spend more than 8 hours in social media, and Twitter and Instagram users. When the relationship between problematic social media use, impulsivity, and psychological symptoms was examined, virtual tolerance and virtual communication sub-dimensions of social media addiction were positively and significantly related to all sub-dimensions of impulsivity and psychological symptoms. In addition, the increase in the social media addiction scores of the participants was significantly predicted by the dimensions of unplanned impulsivity, depression, anxiety and somatization. Conclusion: There are significant psychological factors that may be associated with the problematic use of social media, which has become an important part of the daily life of adults.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychiatry

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 31, 2021

Submission Date

September 11, 2020

Acceptance Date

September 22, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Tutal, Ö., Erensoy, H., & Luş, M. (2021). Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems. Bağımlılık Dergisi, 22(1), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.793837
AMA
1.Tutal Ö, Erensoy H, Luş M. Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems. Bağımlılık Dergisi. 2021;22(1):43-52. doi:10.51982/bagimli.793837
Chicago
Tutal, Ömer, Habib Erensoy, and Melek Luş. 2021. “Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems”. Bağımlılık Dergisi 22 (1): 43-52. https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.793837.
EndNote
Tutal Ö, Erensoy H, Luş M (March 1, 2021) Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems. Bağımlılık Dergisi 22 1 43–52.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Tutal, H. Erensoy, and M. Luş, “Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems”, Bağımlılık Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 43–52, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.51982/bagimli.793837.
ISNAD
Tutal, Ömer - Erensoy, Habib - Luş, Melek. “Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems”. Bağımlılık Dergisi 22/1 (March 1, 2021): 43-52. https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.793837.
JAMA
1.Tutal Ö, Erensoy H, Luş M. Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems. Bağımlılık Dergisi. 2021;22:43–52.
MLA
Tutal, Ömer, et al. “Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems”. Bağımlılık Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 43-52, doi:10.51982/bagimli.793837.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Tutal, Habib Erensoy, Melek Luş. Relationship Between Psychological Symptoms, Impulsivity and Social Media Use Problems. Bağımlılık Dergisi. 2021 Mar. 1;22(1):43-52. doi:10.51982/bagimli.793837

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