Predicting social media addiction symptoms: The role of vulnerable narcissism and depressive affect
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, cilt.264, 2027 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 264
- Basım Tarihi: 2027
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.paid.2026.114063
- Dergi Adı: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Index Islamicus, Psycinfo, Violence & Abuse Abstracts, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Social media addiction (SMA) symptoms are increasingly linked to personality vulnerabilities, yet the specific factors contributing to these symptoms remain poorly understood. Grounded in the I-PACE framework, the present study examined the associations between vulnerable narcissism, depressive symptoms, social comparison, and SMA symptoms in a community adult sample recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 456; 69.5% female; Mage = 31.97, SD = 13.27; age range: 18-64). A single direct entry regression analysis revealed that the model accounted for 39.8% of the variance in SMA symptoms (Adjusted R-2 = 0.390, F (6, 449) = 49.47, p < .001). Vulnerable narcissism emerged as the strongest predictor (beta = 0.397, p < .001), followed by age, depressive symptoms, and social comparison. Sex and social-emotional loneliness were not significantly associated with SMA symptoms. These findings suggest that vulnerable narcissism represents a robust risk factor for problematic social media use, with depressive affect and diminished social standing as additional contributors. Clinical assessment of SMA may benefit from screening for narcissistic vulnerability and depressive symptomatology as interrelated factors.