title: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL SAFENESS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN Facebook(®) USE AND LIFE SATISFACTION.
abstract: The present study examined the mediating role of social safeness on the relationship between Facebook(®) use and life satisfaction. The participants were 370 university students (M age = 20.2 yr., SD = 1.0) who completed a questionnaire package that included the Bergen Facebook(®) Addiction Scale, the Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale. According to the results, social safeness and life satisfaction were predicted negatively by Facebook(®) use. On the other hand, life satisfaction was predicted positively by social safeness. In addition, social safeness mediated on the relationship between Facebook(®) use and life satisfaction. The results were discussed in the light of the related literature.
authors.affiliation: 1 Psychological Counseling Department, Sakarya University.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: 1 Psychological Counseling Department, Sakarya University.
authors.forename: Umran
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Akin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D061108:Social Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060756:Social Networking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult