EXAMINATION OF THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LONELINESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AND SELF-SABOTAGE

This research examined the mediating role of loneliness regarding the relationship between smartphone addiction and self-sabotage levels among young adults. For this purpose, Demographic Information Form, Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version, Self-Sabotage Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale Short Form were applied to (409) participants, (155) of them were females and (254) males. According to the results of the conducted data analysis, it was emphasized that all the three research variables had a positive and significant relationship among each other. Finally, to facilitate if the feeling of loneliness variable had a mediating effect on the relationship between smartphone addiction and self-sabotage levels, Three-stages Multiple Regression Analysis as well as Hayes Process Macro were applied. Results revealed that loneliness has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between self-sabotage and smartphone addic-tion. The results generally were discussed in the light of the existing literature.