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AI InsightThe research findings showed that irrational beliefs partially mediated the relationship between adolescents' social media addiction and depression.
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Abstract
This research aims to examine the mediating role of irrational beliefs in the relationship between social media addiction and depression among adolescents. This study was conducted with 522 high school students (301 girls, 57.7%; 221 boys, 42.3%) with an average age of 15.8. The one-dimensional Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale, the Irrational Beliefs Scale, and a personal information form were utilized in this research. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and mediation analysis based on the Bootstrapping technique were employed to determine the mediating role of irrational beliefs in the relationship between social media addiction and depression. The research findings showed that irrational beliefs partially mediated the relationship between adolescents' social media addiction and depression.