Uloga osobina ličnosti, zadovoljstva životom te straha od propuštanja u objašnjenju problematičnog korištenja Instagrama

master's thesis

• Title (english): The role of personality, life satisfaction and fear of missing out in explaining problematic Instagram use
• Author: Petra Šalinović
• Mentor: Aleksandra Huić (mentor)
• Committee member: Dragutin Ivanec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Una Mikac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-12-20, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; General Psychology

Abstract

Društvene mreže danas su sve prisutnije u našim životima i uvelike ih određuju. Štoviše, njihova dostupnost omogućava nam da ih neograničeno konzumiramo, što može dovesti do problematičnog korištenja istih, odnosno razvoja moguće ovisnosti. Budući da je Instagram jedna od vodećih društvenih mreža, a prediktori korištenja iste još su relativno neistraženi, u ovom smo se radu odlučili baviti upravo njome. Točnije, cilj ovog rada bio je istražiti kako osobine ličnosti Pet-faktorskog modela, strah od propuštanja te zadovoljstvo životom objašnjavaju individualne razlike u problematičnom korištenju Instagrama. U tu svrhu, provedeno je online istraživanje na prigodnom uzorku od 296 sudionika (230 ženskog, a 66 sudionika muškog roda), u rasponu dobi od 18 do 70 godina. Korišteni su sljedeći upitnici: BFI upitnik ličnosti, Skala straha od propuštanja (FoMO), Skala zadovoljstva životom (SWLS) te SMUQ upitnik problematičnog korištenja Instagrama. Rezultati su pokazali da neke osobine ličnosti te strah od propuštanja predviđaju statistički značajan udio varijance problematičnog korištenja Instagrama. Osobe više na neuroticizmu te osobe koje osjećaju veći strah od propuštanja, u većoj mjeri iskazuju problematično korištenje Instagrama. Savjesnost je također značajno negativno predviđala problematično korištenje Instagrama, no u konačnom modelu, dodavanjem straha od propuštanja, ta se značajnost izgubila, što sugerira postojanje medijacije koju bi trebalo ispitati u daljnjim istraživanjima.

Abstract (english)

Social networks are becoming more ubiquitous and determine our lives more and more. In addition, their availability allows us to consume them without limits, which can lead to their problematic use, or even a possible addiction. Since Instagram is one of the leading social networks, and its predictors have still not been thoroughly examined, we have decided to dedicate this paper to researching its problematic use. Specifically, the aim of this paper was to explore how personality dimensions of the Five-Factor Model, the fear of missing out, and life satisfaction explain individual differences in problematic Instagram use. Moreover, an online survey was conducted on a sample of 296 participants (230 women and 66 men), aged from 18 to 70 years. The following questionnaires were used: the BFI Personality Questionnaire, the Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMO), the Life Satisfaction Scale (SWLS), and the SMUQ Problematic Instagram Use Questionnaire. Results showed that some personality dimensions and fear of missing out predict a statistically significant proportion of problematic Instagram use variance. People higher on neuroticism and people who feel a greater fear of missing out, will be more likely to express problematic use of Instagram. Conscientiousness was also found to be a significant negative predictor of problematic Instagram use, but by adding fear of missing out to the final model, that significance was lost, suggesting the existence of mediation that should be further examined.

• Keywords: Instagram; zadovoljstvo životom; strah od propuštanja; ličnost
• Keywords (english): Instagram; life satisfaction; fear of missing out; personality
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:730589
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-12-24 09:45:18