Problematic social media use in the covid-19 era: the role of personality and trait emotional intelligence

Mijatović, Luka; Stižak, Nevena; Kovačević-Lepojević, Marina; Bukvić Branković, Lidija; Popović-Ćitić, Branislava; Stojanović, Marija; Paraušić, Ana

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According to previous research, social media use among students has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to lockdown and transition to distance learning. Many studies have demonstrated a link between personality traits and problematic social media use (PSMU). In addition to basic personality traits, trait emotional intelligence (EI) has shown to be a protective factor against various behavioral problems: higher trait EI is likely to be related to decreased PSMU. The present study explored the role of basic personality traits and trait EI in predicting PSMU during the pandemic. Subjects in this online research were female students (N = 259) from the University of Belgrade who completed: (1) Bergen Social Media Scale (BSMAS), measuring problematic social media use according to the core components of addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdraw symptoms, conflict, and relapse), (2) HEXACO Personality Inventory Revised comprising traits Honesty-Humility, ...

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problematic social media use / HEXACO model / trait emotional intelligence / COVID-19 / university students

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Current challenges in psychological science, 2022, 155-156

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Niš : Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš

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Book of abstracts : 18th International Conference Days of Applied Psychology 2022, Niš, Serbia, September 23rd-24th 2022.

ISBN: 978-86-7379-605-5

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mijatović, Luka
AU  - Stižak, Nevena
AU  - Kovačević-Lepojević, Marina
AU  - Bukvić Branković, Lidija
AU  - Popović-Ćitić, Branislava
AU  - Stojanović, Marija
AU  - Paraušić, Ana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://ipir.ipisr.org.rs/handle/123456789/841
AB  - According to previous research, social media use among
students has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to
lockdown and transition to distance learning. Many studies have
demonstrated a link between personality traits and problematic
social media use (PSMU). In addition to basic personality traits,
trait emotional intelligence (EI) has shown to be a protective factor
against various behavioral problems: higher trait EI is likely to be
related to decreased PSMU. The present study explored the role
of basic personality traits and trait EI in predicting PSMU during
the pandemic. Subjects in this online research were female students
(N = 259) from the University of Belgrade who completed: (1) Bergen Social Media Scale (BSMAS), measuring problematic social
media use according to the core components of addiction (salience,
mood modification, tolerance, withdraw symptoms, conflict,
and relapse), (2) HEXACO Personality Inventory Revised comprising
traits Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness,
Conscientiousness and Openness to experience, and (3)
the TEIQue, examining trait EI factors - Well-Being, Self-control,
Emotionality, and Sociability. Hierarchical regression model comprised
of the HEXACO personality traits (entered 1st) and trait EI
factors (entered 2nd) as predictors, and PSMU as a criterion variable
was tested. HEXACO personality traits explained almost 23%
of variance (F(6, 252) = 13.682, Adj. R2 = .228, p < .001) with Honesty-
Humility (β = -.289, p < .001), Emotionality (β = .190, p < .001),
Extraversion (β = -.116, p < .05), Conscientiousness (β = -.275, p <
.001) and Openness to experience (β = -.116, p < .05) as significant
predictors. In the second step, PSMU was predicted (F(10, 248)
= 8.990, Adj. R2 = .236, p < .001) negatively by HEXACO Honesty-
Humility (β = -.287, p < .001), Conscientiousness (β = -.171, p <
.05) and by trait EI factor Self-control (β = -.202, p < .05). Trait EI
factors offered no incremental increase in predicting PSMU. The
current data confirmed relations between PSMU and most of HEXACO
personality traits. The results also indicate significant role of
Self-control as a trait EI factor in predicting PSMU in the COVID era.
PB  - Niš : Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš
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T1  - Problematic social media use in the covid-19 era: the role of personality and trait emotional intelligence
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trait emotional intelligence (EI) has shown to be a protective factor
against various behavioral problems: higher trait EI is likely to be
related to decreased PSMU. The present study explored the role
of basic personality traits and trait EI in predicting PSMU during
the pandemic. Subjects in this online research were female students
(N = 259) from the University of Belgrade who completed: (1) Bergen Social Media Scale (BSMAS), measuring problematic social
media use according to the core components of addiction (salience,
mood modification, tolerance, withdraw symptoms, conflict,
and relapse), (2) HEXACO Personality Inventory Revised comprising
traits Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness,
Conscientiousness and Openness to experience, and (3)
the TEIQue, examining trait EI factors - Well-Being, Self-control,
Emotionality, and Sociability. Hierarchical regression model comprised
of the HEXACO personality traits (entered 1st) and trait EI
factors (entered 2nd) as predictors, and PSMU as a criterion variable
was tested. HEXACO personality traits explained almost 23%
of variance (F(6, 252) = 13.682, Adj. R2 = .228, p < .001) with Honesty-
Humility (β = -.289, p < .001), Emotionality (β = .190, p < .001),
Extraversion (β = -.116, p < .05), Conscientiousness (β = -.275, p <
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predictors. In the second step, PSMU was predicted (F(10, 248)
= 8.990, Adj. R2 = .236, p < .001) negatively by HEXACO Honesty-
Humility (β = -.287, p < .001), Conscientiousness (β = -.171, p <
.05) and by trait EI factor Self-control (β = -.202, p < .05). Trait EI
factors offered no incremental increase in predicting PSMU. The
current data confirmed relations between PSMU and most of HEXACO
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Mijatović, L., Stižak, N., Kovačević-Lepojević, M., Bukvić Branković, L., Popović-Ćitić, B., Stojanović, M.,& Paraušić, A.. (2022). Problematic social media use in the covid-19 era: the role of personality and trait emotional intelligence. in Current challenges in psychological science
Niš : Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš., 155-156.

Mijatović L, Stižak N, Kovačević-Lepojević M, Bukvić Branković L, Popović-Ćitić B, Stojanović M, Paraušić A. Problematic social media use in the covid-19 era: the role of personality and trait emotional intelligence. in Current challenges in psychological science. 2022;:155-156..

Mijatović, Luka, Stižak, Nevena, Kovačević-Lepojević, Marina, Bukvić Branković, Lidija, Popović-Ćitić, Branislava, Stojanović, Marija, Paraušić, Ana, "Problematic social media use in the covid-19 era: the role of personality and trait emotional intelligence" in Current challenges in psychological science (2022):155-156.