Impaired Autonomy and Performance Predicts Instagram Addiction Among Instagram Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

OpenAlex İngilizce

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of early maladaptive schemas on Instagram addiction, as a more specific, controversial, and new field, in terms of the four-factor model developed by Bach et al.Methods: Participants over the age of 18 who have Instagram accounts were evaluated with the sociodemographic data form, Instagram Addiction Scale (IAS), Young Schema Scale -Short Form 3. Participants were divided into two groups according to their addiction scale scores; socio-demographic characteristics and early maladaptive schemas (according to the latest four-factor model) were compared.A multiple linear regression model was created to determine the factors predicting Instagram addiction.Results: The group with a high score on the Instagram Addiction Scale consisted of statistically significantly younger participants (t:4.44,p<.001) than the other group, the rate of being single was higher (X2=6.703,p=.010), Disconnection Rejection (t:-5.36,p<.001), Impaired Autonomy and Performance (t:-6.22,p<.001), Excessive Responsibility and Standards (t:-4.96,p <.001) and Impaired Limits (t:-5.30,p<.001) scales were found to have statistically significantly higher scores.In addition, age (β=-0.27,p=.004) and scores from Impaired Autonomy and Performance (β=0.39,p<.001) were found to have a statistically significant predictive effect on IAS scores in the linear regression model.Conclusion: Instagram addiction has been shown to be associated with early maladaptive schemas.Thus, evaluation and understanding of the clients' schemas and interventions for this are/become important in psychotherapy programs for individuals with Instagram addiction.Prospective studies with more participants are needed on Instagram addiction and other social network addictions.