Social anxiety and social media addiction among emerging adults: the mediating role of 'sofalising'

Kircaburun, K, Tosuntaş, ŞB, Emirtekin, E, Koç, G, Bahtiyar, M and Griffiths, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2023. Social anxiety and social media addiction among emerging adults: the mediating role of 'sofalising'. International Journal of Düzce Educational Sciences, 1 (1), pp. 13-19.

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Abstract

Social media addiction (SMA) has been shown to associate with the compensation of real-life social interaction. Concerning this, the present study investigated the social and communication aspects of SMA. ‘Sofalising’ is a term that emerged from the combination of the words ‘sofa’ and ‘socializing’, and can be described as the preference of online social interaction rather than going out and physically meeting individuals. The present study tested the mediating role of sofalising on the well-established relationship between social anxiety and SMA. The participants comprised 604 university students (51% female; Mage = 20.61 years, SD = 2.49; range = 17 to 45 years) who completed an online survey. Path analyses indicated that sofalising partially mediated the relationship between social anxiety and SMA. The present study suggested new phenomena among emerging adults and warrants further examination of its impact on mental health and wellbeing.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Düzce Educational Sciences
Creators:	Kircaburun, K., Tosuntaş, Ş.B., Emirtekin, E., Koç, G., Bahtiyar, M. and Griffiths, M.
Publisher:	Düzce University, Faculty of Education
Date:	June 2023
Volume:	1
Number:	1
Identifiers:	Number Type 1775169 Other
Rights:	All articles published in the Düzce Educational Sciences Journal, which adopts an open access policy, can be accessed online without any charge. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, scan, and link to all articles in the journal without prior permission from the publisher and authors.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	27 Jun 2023 10:22
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2023 10:22
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49288

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