Journals / Medya ve Din Araştırmaları Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1

The Dual Role of Religious Understanding in the Context of Digital Addiction and Psychological Distress

Dijital Bağımlılık ve Psikolojik Sıkıntı Ekseninde Din Anlayışının İkili Rolü

Süheyb Okur(Bayburt Üniversitesi)0000-0002-0242-5921
Pages
135–155
Publication Date
2026-06-30
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The findings indicate that a secular-distant understanding may be a risk factor, whereas a conservative-traditional understanding may function as a protective factor.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study's aim is to examine the predictive role of different dimensions of religious understanding (secular-distant, conservative-traditional, mystical-essentialist, institutional-belonging) on university students' levels of digital addiction and psychological distress (mood states) from a multidimensional perspective.
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Key Findings & Data:The study used a correlational screening model, with online data collected from 456 university students (N=456) aged 18-35.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings indicate that a secular-distant understanding may be a risk factor, whereas a conservative-traditional understanding may function as a protective factor.
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This study's aim is to examine the predictive role of different dimensions of religious understanding (secular-distant, conservative-traditional, mystical-essentialist, institutional-belonging) on university students' levels of digital addiction and psychological distress (mood states) from a multidimensional perspective. Although religion is recognized as a coping resource , the role of its non-homogeneous structure against a new stressor like digital addiction remains unclear. The study used a correlational screening model, with online data collected from 456 university students (N=456) aged 18-35. Data were gathered using the Digital Addiction Scale, the Profile of Mood States, and the Religious Understanding Scale. Correlation analysis showed a positive, moderate relationship between digital addiction and "Total Mood Disturbance" (r = .420). Multiple regression analyses revealed that a secular-distant understanding of religion was a significant positive predictor of both digital addiction (β = .109) and Total Mood Disturbance (β = .161). In contrast, a conservative-traditional understanding was a significant negative predictor of Total Mood Disturbance (β = -.099) and a positive predictor of the "Vigor-Activity" sub-dimension (β = .283). Mystical-essentialist and institutional-belonging understandings had no significant predictive effect. The findings indicate that a secular-distant understanding may be a risk factor, whereas a conservative-traditional understanding may function as a protective factor.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, farklı din anlayışı boyutlarının (seküler-mesafeli, muhafazakâr-geleneksel, mistik-özcü, kurumsal-aidiyete dayalı) üniversite öğrencilerinin dijital bağımlılık düzeyleri ve psikolojik sıkıntıları (duygu durumları) üzerindeki yordayıcı rolünü çok boyutlu bir perspektiften incelemektir. Alan yazında dinin koruyucu rolü bilinse de din anlayışının homojen olmayan yapısının dijital bağımlılık karşısındaki rolü belirsizdir. İlişkisel tarama modeline göre tasarlanan çalışmaya 18-35 yaş arası 456 üniversite öğrencisi (N=456) katılmıştır. Veriler, Dijital Bağımlılık Ölçeği, Duygudurum Profili ve Din Anlayışı Ölçeği ile çevrim içi toplanmıştır. Korelasyon analizi, dijital bağımlılık ile “Toplam Duygudurum Bozukluğu” arasında pozitif ve orta düzeyde bir ilişki (r = .420) göstermiştir. Çoklu regresyon analizleri sonucunda seküler-mesafeli din anlayışının hem dijital bağımlılığı (β = .109) hem de Toplam Duygudurum Bozukluğunu (β = .161) pozitif yönde anlamlı bir şekilde yordadığını tespit edilmiştir. Buna karşın, muhafazakâr-geleneksel din anlayışının, Toplam Duygudurum Bozukluğunu negatif yönde (β = -.099) ve “Dinçlik-Aktiflik” alt boyutunu pozitif yönde (β = .283) anlamlı şekilde yordadığı bulunmuştur. Mistik-özcü ve kurumsal-aidiyete dayalı anlayışların anlamlı bir etkisi görülmemiştir. Bulgular, seküler-mesafeli anlayışın bir risk faktörü, muhafazakâr-geleneksel anlayışın ise koruyucu bir faktör olabileceğine işaret etmektedir

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Okur, S. (2026). The Dual Role of Religious Understanding in the Context of Digital Addiction and Psychological Distress. Medya ve Din Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 135–155. https://doi.org/10.47951/mediad.1811014

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