Strong Correlations between Social Appearance Anxiety, Use of Social Media, and Feelings of Loneliness in Adolescents and Young Adults.
adolescents
internet
loneliness
social appearance anxiety
social media
young adults
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 02 2023
28 02 2023
Historique:
received:
15
02
2023
accepted:
20
02
2023
entrez:
11
3
2023
pubmed:
12
3
2023
medline:
15
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Social appearance anxiety is a type of social anxiety that is associated with body image perception and exacerbated by the use of social media, leading to feelings of loneliness. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relations between social appearance anxiety, use of social media, and feelings of loneliness in Greek adolescents and young adults. The sample of the research consisted of 632 participants, 439 women (69.5%) and 193 men (30.5%), aged 18-35 years. The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), the Social Media Disorder Scale (SMDS), and the UCLA Loneliness Scale were the instruments used. Data collection was performed online, via Google forms. Multiple regression analyses were performed and demonstrated a significant positive correlation between the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale scores. The feeling of loneliness was predicted by the social appearance anxiety score (
Identifiants
pubmed: 36901307
pii: ijerph20054296
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054296
pmc: PMC10001671
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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