The mediating role of social network addiction in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and depression

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master of Family Counseling, University of Guilan

2 M.Sc. Mohaghegh Ardabili University

3 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES AND Counseling, FACULTY OF LITERATURE AND HUMANITIES, UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN, IRAN

4 MA in General Psychology, General welfare administration of Guilan province, Rasht, Iran.

5 M A of Family Counseling, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

10.22098/jpc.2024.14112.1198

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of addiction to social networks in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and depression. The current research was a correlational and structural equation type. The statistical population of the research included all male and female undergraduate, master's and doctoral students of Gilan University who were studying in 1400-1401. 304 people were selected by random sampling method and answered questionnaires of addiction to mobile based social networks (AMQBSN), dissatisfaction with body image (BICI) and depression (BDI-II). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS-27 and SMART-PLS-3 statistical software. The results of structural equations showed that body dissatisfaction has a direct and significant effect on depression. Also, addiction to social networks has a direct effect on depression. Addiction to social networks plays a mediating role in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and depression. As a result, the value of the goodness of fit (GOF) is equal to 0/24 which, by comparing it with acceptable values for GOF, shows the average fit of the model. According to the results of the present study, the expansion of the use of social networks, especially among students, has provided a platform for addiction, which increases dissatisfaction with body image, which leads to depression.

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Preventive Counseling
Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2024

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