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    Mediating role of positivity in the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use during the covid-19 pandemic
    (Taylor, 2021-05-12) Arpacı, İbrahim; Karataş, Kasım; Kıran, Fettah; Kuşci, İsmail; Topcu, Ahmet; KUŞCİ, İSMAİL; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Eğitim Fakültesi/Rehberlik ve Danışmanlık Bölümü; AAM-4356-2020; L-3451-2017
    This study investigated the mediating role of positivity in the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Positivity Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale were used to collect data from 834 social media users. SEM-based mediation analysis was used to test hypothesized relationships. Results indicated that positivity has a direct negative effect on problematic social media use. Furthermore, the results indicated that state anxiety has a direct negative effect on positivity and state anxiety has a direct positive effect on problematic social media use. Positivity significantly mediates the relationship between state anxiety and problematic social media use.