The Relations Between Perceived Stress, Psychological Resilience and Social Media Addiction Among European Young Adults
(2024) PSYP01 20241Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- This study explored the relationship between perceived stress, psychological resilience, and social media addiction among European young adults. It is motivated by the need to understand how social media affects mental health and development during important life stage. Our study sample consisted of 223 participants aged 18-25 from various regions across Europe. We found significant positive relationship between perceived stress and social media addiction. However, psychological resilience did not significantly predict social media addiction levels. We found that psychological resilience moderated the relationship between perceived stress and social media addiction. Specifically, we found that higher psychological resilience was associated... (More)
- This study explored the relationship between perceived stress, psychological resilience, and social media addiction among European young adults. It is motivated by the need to understand how social media affects mental health and development during important life stage. Our study sample consisted of 223 participants aged 18-25 from various regions across Europe. We found significant positive relationship between perceived stress and social media addiction. However, psychological resilience did not significantly predict social media addiction levels. We found that psychological resilience moderated the relationship between perceived stress and social media addiction. Specifically, we found that higher psychological resilience was associated with a stronger relationship between stress and social media addiction at high stress levels. The study highlights the importance of addressing both stress and psychological resilience together in understanding and managing social media addiction among young adults. (Less)
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- author
- Novic, Uros LU
- supervisor
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- Yunhwan Kim LU
- organization
- course
- PSYP01 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- social media addiction, perceived stress, psychological resilience, young adults, Europe
- language
- English
- id
- 9165454
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-20 08:03:23
- date last changed
- 2024-06-20 08:03:23
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