ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Adolescent Attachment to Parents and Peers and the Use of Instagram: The Mediation Role of Psychopathological Risk.
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Abstract
Several studies have shown an association between adolescents' attachment relationships and social media use. Instagram is the social media platform most used by teenagers and recent studies have shown an association between Instagram use and increased psychopathological risk. The present study aims to verify whether psychopathological risk mediates the relationship between an adolescent's attachment to their parents and peers and their Instagram addiction. N = 372 adolescents are assessed through self-report questionnaires evaluating Instagram addiction, the adolescents' attachments to parents and peers, and their psychopathological risk. The Bergen Instagram Addiction Scale (BIAS) is developed by adapting the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale. Results show the validity and reliability of the BIAS, confirming a one-factor structure. Findings show that a worse attachment to parents and peers is associated with adolescents' psychopathological risk, which is associated with Instagram addiction. This finding has important clinical implications. Being able to intervene in adolescents' relationships with parents and peers and the ways in which adolescents feel in relation to others could allow for a reduction in adolescents' psychological difficulties, involving reduced Instagram use as a vehicle for the expression of their psychopathological symptoms.
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