Trait Emotional Intelligence and Problematic Social Media Use Among Adults: The Mediating Role of Social Media Use Motives

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SÜRAL İ., Griffiths M. D., KIRCABURUN K., Emirtekin E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.336-345, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11469-018-0022-6
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.336-345
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Problematic social media use, Trait emotional intelligence, Social media use motives, ACADEMIC-PERFORMANCE, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, NETWORK SITES, YOUNG-ADULTS, PERSONALITY, ADDICTION, INTERNET, FACEBOOK, ADOLESCENCE, SYMPTOMS
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

There are many contributing factors to problematic social media use including personality differences, psychosocial factors, and specific use motivations. The present study (N=444 emerging adults, 75% women) investigated the direct and indirect relationships between trait emotional intelligence and problematic social media use via social media use motives by testing a complex mediation model. Path analyses suggested that trait emotional intelligence was directly and indirectly associated with problematic social media use via two social media use motives: (i) expressing or presenting a more popular self, and (ii) passing time. Results of the present study indicate that trait emotional intelligence may have a role in the motives for using social media as well as the development and maintenance of problematic social media use. Moreover, future studies should focus mediator risk factors between trait emotional intelligence and problematic social media use.