Adults social media addiction and phubbing latent profiles and authenticity as outcome
This study was conducted to examine the effect of social media addiction and phubbing on authenticity in adults. This study based on person-centered approach and cross-sectional design, was conducted with 1046 individuals living in Turkiye between February and August 2024. R programming language 4.1.3, G*Power 3.1 and SPSS-22 program were used in the analysis of the study. With LPA it was found that there are 3 classes. It was found that individuals with high digital addiction had low levels of authenticity (p <.05). In our study, digital addiction was found to negatively affect the level of authenticity. It is recommended to examine the effect of digital addiction on autism and other psychological factors.
Authors
- Mübin Kıyıcı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-7831)
- Mehmet Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-3805)
- Metin Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0122-5677)
- Ali Kırksekiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-3402)
- Sevgi Koroglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-9216)
- Mürüvvet Emrem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4183-9893)
Institutions
- Sakarya University (TR)
- Sakarya Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02858-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40
Funders
- Sakarya Üniversitesi