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The Role of Attachment Styles, Peer Relations, and Affections in Predicting Internet Addiction
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The role of attachment styles, peer relations and affections in predicting Internet addiction is scrutinized in this study. It has been conducted with a total of 2,440 volunteer adolescents, out of which 1,588 are females and 852 are males, all between 14 and 19 years old and attending various high schools in Elazığ’s city center. In this study, the short form of the young Internet addiction test, the Relationship Scale Questionnaire, the Friendship Qualities Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale were used as data collection tools. Collected data were analyzed through correlational, multiple, and stepwise regression analyses. Study findings demonstrate that the independent variables of attachment styles, peer relations, and affections explain approximately 19% of Internet addiction. Furthermore, Internet addiction among adolescents was observed to be predominantly predicted by the variables of negative affection, conflict, and secure attachment. Attachment styles, peer relations, and affections were determined to predict Internet addiction, and the contribution of affections in this prediction is striking. The results are discussed within the framework of the literature, and recommendations have been given for future studies and applications.Citation: Savcı, M., & Aysan, F. (2016). The role of attachment styles, peer relations, and affections in predicting Internet addiction. Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 3, 416–432. http://dx.doi.org/10.15805/addicta.2016.3.0028
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“Secure attachment is a protective factor against SNS addiction (p < .001).”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Savcı and Aysan 2016
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“Contrary to these results, Monacis et al. (2017a) found that avoidant attachment significantly predicted social media addiction, and Savcı and Aysan (2016) showed that it also predicted Internet addiction.”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Savcı and Aysan (2016)
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“Therefore, these individuals act using more functional coping strategies (Bashir et al. 2017;Mazaheri Nejadfard and Hosseinsabet 2017;Savcı and Aysan 2016)”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Savcı and Aysan 2016
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“It appears that those deeply preoccupied about relationships may use the Internet as a type of self-therapy, a safe environment where they can find what they perceive as missing in the their day-to-day lives, such as emotional support (Savcı and Aysan 2016;Schimmenti et al. 2014).”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Savcı and Aysan 2016
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“They also have a stronger sense of control that gives them the opportunity to resist stressful conditions (Savcı and Aysan 2016).”
From Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles: A Systematic Literature Review (2019) · cites this paper as Savcı and Aysan 2016
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- Authors
- Savcı, M., & Aysan, F.
- Affiliations
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
- Venue
- Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions
- Published
- 2016-12-10
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 416-432
- ISSN
- 2148-7286 (ISSN-L)
- 2149-1305
- OpenAlex
- W3010073477
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5
- FWCI
- 12.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Addicta The Turkish Journal on Addictions (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- internet addiction, attachment styles, peer relationships, affection, adolescents, friendship quality, conflict, secure attachment, negative affect, positive affect
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