Haydeh Haeri; Simin Bashardoust; Haeideh Saberi
Volume 15, Issue 54 , October 2021, , Pages 68-79
Abstract
The aim of the study was to provide a model for prediction of addiction to social media based on tendency toward narcissistic personality and the need to communicate with mediation the approval of students. The descriptive research method and a sample of correlation schemes. The statistical population ...
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The aim of the study was to provide a model for prediction of addiction to social media based on tendency toward narcissistic personality and the need to communicate with mediation the approval of students. The descriptive research method and a sample of correlation schemes. The statistical population included all male and female high school students living in Tehran, and 300 students were selected applying multi-stage cluster random method. Research tools include: We employed the questionnaire of the tendency and extent of application of Momeni and Taghi Lou social Media (2016), Narcissist Personality Questionnaire,40-item version (NPI-40) (1988), Relationship Scale of primary needs Deci and Ryan (2000), the Confirmation Scale of the Questionnaire Ineffective Attitudes Ebrahimi & musavi (2008). The findings showed that there is a significant effect between tendency toward narcissistic personality, the need to communicate and the approval with social media addiction (p=0/01). Also, the proposed model had a good fit (c2/df=2/87, CFI=0.925, AGFI=0/887, GFI=0.973, RMSEA=0.079) and the results support the mediating role of the approval in relation to narcissistic personality and the need for communication and social media addiction. The conclusion was that the hypothetical research model was well-adapted using structural equation modeling (SEM), and the main research hypothesis was confirmed. According to the research results, in order to reduce addiction to social networks, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs (the need for communication and seeking approval) can be taught to families in the context of the parent-child relationship.
