Psychological Needs and Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents: A Gender-Moderated Mediation via Sensation Seeking and Cognitive Flexibility

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dc.authorid0000-0002-7714-9263
dc.authorid0000-0003-2659-3601
dc.authorid0000-0002-9896-4013
dc.authorid0000-0003-1673-1847
dc.contributor.authorDombak, Kubra
dc.contributor.authorYayla, Ibrahim Erdogan
dc.contributor.authorMakas, Samet
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Eyup
dc.contributor.authorSahranc, Umit
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-28T12:18:16Z
dc.date.available2026-02-28T12:18:16Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating roles of cognitive flexibility and sensation seeking in the relationship between basic psychological needs and problematic social media use. Furthermore, the moderating effect of gender on indirect effects has been examined. Method: The sample of the study consisted of 838 Turkish adolescents aged between 14 and 18 (46.2% female; Mean = 15.6, SD = 1.71). Participants completed the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, the Basic Psychological Needs Scale, the Cognitive Flexibility Scale, and the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with the AMOS 26.0 program. Results: A significant relationship was found between basic psychological needs and problematic social media use (r = 0.43, p < 0.001). Both cognitive flexibility and sensation seeking partially mediated this relationship in girls (beta = -0.23, p < 0.001), while fully mediating it in boys (beta = 0.03, p = 0.675). Conclusions: The findings suggest that problematic social media use in adolescents may be associated with cognitive flexibility and increased sensation-seeking tendencies stemming from unmet psychological needs, and that gender plays an important role in this relationship.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare14010008
dc.identifier.issn2227-9032
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid41516939
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105028039645
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14010008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/6193
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001658510800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofHealthcare
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260218
dc.subjectproblematic social media use
dc.subjectbasic psychological needs
dc.subjectcognitive flexibility
dc.subjectsensation seeking
dc.subjectadolescents
dc.titlePsychological Needs and Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents: A Gender-Moderated Mediation via Sensation Seeking and Cognitive Flexibility
dc.typeArticle

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