Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image
Background: There are many studies examining the relationship between social media and self-esteem. Studies examining the relationships between the self-esteem, social media use, and body image of adolescents are limited in the literature. Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between se...
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There are many studies examining the relationship between social media and self-esteem. Studies examining the relationships between the self-esteem, social media use, and body image of adolescents are limited in the literature.
Aim:
This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-esteem and social media addiction levels in adolescents and the mediating role of body image in the relationship between these two variables.
Methods:
The sample of the study consisted of 204 adolescents, 67 (32.8%) girls and 137 (67.2%) boys, with a mean age of 15.90 ± 1.20 years, who were high school students. The self-esteem levels of the participants were evaluated with the “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale”, their social media dependency levels were measured with the “Social Media Use Disorder Scale”, and their body images were measured using the “Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire”.
Results:
No significant relationship was found between the self-esteem levels of the participants and their ages or the education levels of their parents. There was a negative moderate significant relationship between the self-esteem levels of the participants and their social media addiction levels, and a positive moderate significant correlation was found between their self-esteem levels and body images. It was found that the social media addiction levels of the participants negatively predicted their self-esteem and body image levels. It was determined that body image had a partial mediator effect on the relationship between the social media addiction and self-esteem levels of the participants.
Conclusion:
Our results revealed that there is a negative correlation between self-esteem and social media addiction levels in adolescents. Body image has a partial mediating role in the relationship between social media addiction and self-esteem levels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fc776a457359486d934f75e11ef8de682025-01-20T11:20:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatry0019-55451998-37942023-05-0165559560010.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_306_22Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body imageMehmet ColakOzlem Sireli BingolAli DayiBackground: There are many studies examining the relationship between social media and self-esteem. Studies examining the relationships between the self-esteem, social media use, and body image of adolescents are limited in the literature. Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-esteem and social media addiction levels in adolescents and the mediating role of body image in the relationship between these two variables. Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 204 adolescents, 67 (32.8%) girls and 137 (67.2%) boys, with a mean age of 15.90 ± 1.20 years, who were high school students. The self-esteem levels of the participants were evaluated with the “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale”, their social media dependency levels were measured with the “Social Media Use Disorder Scale”, and their body images were measured using the “Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire”. Results: No significant relationship was found between the self-esteem levels of the participants and their ages or the education levels of their parents. There was a negative moderate significant relationship between the self-esteem levels of the participants and their social media addiction levels, and a positive moderate significant correlation was found between their self-esteem levels and body images. It was found that the social media addiction levels of the participants negatively predicted their self-esteem and body image levels. It was determined that body image had a partial mediator effect on the relationship between the social media addiction and self-esteem levels of the participants. Conclusion: Our results revealed that there is a negative correlation between self-esteem and social media addiction levels in adolescents. Body image has a partial mediating role in the relationship between social media addiction and self-esteem levels.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_306_22adolescencebody imageself-esteemsocial media addiction |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Colak Ozlem Sireli Bingol Ali Dayi Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image Indian Journal of Psychiatry adolescence body image self-esteem social media addiction |
| title | Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image |
| title_full | Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image |
| title_fullStr | Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image |
| title_short | Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image |
| title_sort | self esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents the mediating role of body image |
| topic | adolescence body image self-esteem social media addiction |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_306_22 |
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