Instagram addiction: role of attachment style, neuroticism, social self-esteem and age
Authors
Kwiecień, Dawid
Issue Date
2022
Degree
BA (Hons) in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
The current study, correlational in nature, investigates links between Instagram addiction and attachment style, neuroticism, social self-esteem, and age. Existing literature, although growing, remains sparse and often overlooked, and yields mixed results; the current research aims to expand the findings and eliminate some of the ambiguities. 100 participants from multiple nations (female=76, male=24) answered four scales: Original attachment 3-category measure, BFI-2-S 6-item neuroticism scale, 9-item social self-esteem scale and 15-item Instagram addiction scale. The results of correlations indicate that insecurely attached individuals are more neurotic than safely attached ones; additionally, significant positive correlation between neuroticism and Instagram addiction, and significant negative correlation between social self-esteem and neuroticism, as well as between age and Instagram addiction were found. Attachment styles and social self-esteem were not correlated significantly with Instagram addiction. This study demonstrates various factors related to Instagram addiction and highlights the need for more research in this domain.