Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey.
Psychol Rep. 2023 Oct;126(5):2465-2488. doi: 10.1177/00332941231159600. Epub 2023 Feb 28.
The prevalence of social appearance anxiety among adolescents has increased in recent years. It can be said that one of the reasons for this situation is appearance-oriented social media applications. Attachment styles in adolescents may play a role in social appearance anxiety, as in many types of anxiety. However, adolescents' positive youth development levels may have a protective role against social appearance anxiety. Therefore, this study investigated the serial mediator roles of Instagram addiction and positive youth development in the relationship between anxious-avoidant attachment style and social appearance anxiety in adolescents. The research was carried out with 508 high school students. As a result of the research, it was determined that anxious-avoidant attachment and Instagram addiction predicted social appearance anxiety positively. It was determined that positive youth development predicted social appearance anxiety negatively. In addition, mediating roles in the relationship between positive youth development and Instagram addiction, anxious-avoidant attachment and social appearance anxiety were found significant in the study.
近年来，青少年的社交外表焦虑症患病率有所增加。可以说，造成这种情况的原因之一是注重外表的社交媒体应用程序。青少年的依恋风格可能在社交外表焦虑症中起着作用，就像在许多类型的焦虑症中一样。然而，青少年的积极青年发展水平可能对社交外表焦虑症有保护作用。因此，本研究调查了 Instagram 成瘾和积极青年发展在青少年焦虑回避依恋风格与社交外表焦虑症之间的串联中介作用。该研究是在 508 名高中生中进行的。研究结果表明，焦虑回避型依恋和 Instagram 成瘾会正向预测社交外表焦虑症。积极的青年发展预测社交外表焦虑症呈负相关。此外，研究还发现，积极的青年发展与 Instagram 成瘾、焦虑回避型依恋与社交外表焦虑症之间的关系中存在显著的中介作用。
