ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Life Satisfaction and Instagram Addiction among University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Bidirectional Mediating Role of Loneliness.
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- Problematic mobile phone use, loneliness, and life satisfaction among college students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai: a cross-sectional mediation analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Instagram Addiction in Italian Young Adults: The Role of Social Influence Processes, Meaningful Relationships and Fear of Missing Out.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Procrastination Mediates the Relationship between Problematic TikTok Use and Depression among Young Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Link Between Problematic Instagram Use and Body-Image Investment Dimensions: The Mediating Role of Social Comparison on Instagram and the Need to Conceal Body Flaws.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2024Article
- Impact of Internet Addiction, Social Media Use and Online Pornography on the Male Sexual Function in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Use of social network as a coping strategy for depression among young people during the COVID-19 lockdown: findings from the COMET collaborative study.Annals of general psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial isolation during the lockdown, and the greater use of online platforms to connect with other people, can alter the dynamic relationship between loneliness, social media use, and subjective well-being. The study examines the mediating role of loneliness in the bidirectional association between Instagram addiction and life satisfaction.
methodsA sample of 954 university students from Poland were enrolled in a cross-sectional online study during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants aged between 19 and 42 (
resultsThe prevalence of Instagram addiction, loneliness, and dissatisfaction with life was 17.19%, 75%, and 40.15%, respectively. The mediating effect of loneliness on the relationship between Instagram addiction and life satisfaction was found bidirectionally in women but not among men.
conclusionsLoneliness seems to play a crucial role in the mechanism of social media addiction, so increasing loneliness should be a priority among emerging adults. The target group for intervention and prevention programs at campuses should include lonely and dissatisfied with life university students of the female gender.
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