Anam Yousaf, Adnan Adil, Ali Hamza, Saba Ghayas, Sadia Niazi, Anam Khan.
Relationship between Attachment styles and Social Media addiction among young adults: Mediating role of Self-esteem.
Isra Med J Jan ;13(1):48-51.

Objective: To investigate the mediating role of self-esteem between attachment styles and social media addiction among young adults. Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study Place and Duration: Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, from 10th February 2020 to 15th September 2020 Methodology: A purposive sample of young adults from University of Sargodha was recruited. Relationship Questionnaire, Social Media Addiction Scale (Student Form) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to measure attachment styles, social media addiction and self-esteem respectively. Results: A total of 350 young adults were assessed. Path analysis in Amos indicated the positive direct effect of secure attachment styles on self-esteem (B = .55, p <.001). Insecure attachment style had negative effect on self-esteem (B = -.30, p <.001) and positive effect on social media addiction (B = .11, p <.02). High level of self-esteem had negative effect on social media addiction (B = -.68, p <.001). Self-esteem mediated the positive relationship between insecure attachment styles and social media addiction (B = .20, p <.001) and negative relationship between secure attachment style and social media addiction (B = -.37, p <.001). Conclusion: Self-esteem could be one of the causal links between attachment styles and social media addiction.

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