The effects of social comparison on the relationships among social media addiction, self-esteem, and general belongingness levels

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dc.authoridKAVAKLI, Mehmet/0000-0001-8876-3966
dc.authoridUnal, Gulten/0000-0003-1000-952X
dc.contributor.authorKavakli, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Gulten
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:31:42Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Social media addiction (SM) is a widespread and severe problem in today's world. It is associated with both self-esteem (SE) and general belongingness (GB). There are many studies related to these associations in the literature, but in this research an attempt was made to explain this mechanism based on social comparison theory. The aim of this study is to examine the indirect effect of social comparison (SC) on the relationship among SM, SE, and GB. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE The sample consisted of 311 university students studying at a state university in Turkey. Data were gathered by using a demographic information form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the General Belongingness Scale, the Social Comparison Scale, and the Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form. The mediator effect of SC was determined via structural equation modelling. RESULTS The results indicate that SC has an indirect effect on the relation between SM and SE. Similarly, SC has an indirect effect on the relation between SM and GB. CONCLUSIONS People tend to compare themselves with other individuals, and this SC process can be made very easily and quickly via social media tools. Moreover, social media sites offer plenty of opportunities for SC, and this comparison consists of sometimes upward SC and sometimes downward SC processes. Downward and upward SC processes can regulate individuals' emotions. SE, and GB levels in social media either in a negative or positive way. The mediating role of SC in the relationship between SM. SE, and GB can be examined in terms of these upward and downward SC processes.
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/CIPP.2021.105349
dc.identifier.endpage124
dc.identifier.issn2353-4192
dc.identifier.issn2353-561X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid38013792
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85108320400
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage114
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5114/CIPP.2021.105349
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/14983
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000664044800002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTermedia Publishing House Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Issues in Personality Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectsocial media addiction
dc.subjectsocial comparison
dc.subjectdownward social comparison
dc.subjectself-esteem
dc.subjectbelongingness
dc.titleThe effects of social comparison on the relationships among social media addiction, self-esteem, and general belongingness levels
dc.typeArticle

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