Predictive Relations between Psychological Well-Being, Instagram Addiction and Values in University Students

Authors : Hümeyra KORKMAZ, Bülent DİLMAÇ

Pages : 71-82

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Publication Date : 2021-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research was conducted to analyze the predictive relations between psychological well-being of university students, their Instagram addiction and their values. The study group of the research consists of 574 students from various universities in Turkey. The scales used in data collection are “Values Scale” developed by Dilmaç, Arıcak and Cesur; “PERMA Scale” standardized by Demirci, Ekşi, Dinçer and Kardaş; and “Instagram Addiction Scale” standardized by Kırcaburun. The research performed the structural equation model analysis to determine the relations between psychological well-being, Instagram addiction and values in university students and also to test the relations between these variables. As a result, it has been found that there is a positive significant correlation between participants’ values and their psychological well-being; a non-significant correlation between their values and their Instagram addiction and finally a negative significant correlation between their psychological well-being and their Instagram addiction.
Keywords : Addiction, Instagram addiction, Psychological well being, Values