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Loneliness, Friendship, and Facebook Intrusion. A Study in Poland, Slovakia, Syria, Malaysia, and Ecuador

Agata Błachnio, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland, Aneta Przepiórka, Mariusz Wołońciej, Ali Bassam Mahmoud, Juraj Holdoš, Eiad Yafi, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovak Republic, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018 Studia Psychologica  

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Loneliness, Friendship, and Facebook Intrusion. A Study in Poland, Slovakia, Syria, Malaysia, and Ecuador With the increa sing popu larity of Facebook, a new social phenomenon connected with its extensive use has appeared: namely, Facebook intrusion. The main aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of loneliness in the relation between friendships and Facebook intrusion. We analyzed data from five countries: Poland (N = 399), Slovakia (N = 266), Syria (N = 475), Ecuador (N = 327),
more » ... Malaysia (N = 241). The total sample consisted of 1731 participants who had Facebook accounts; 61% of the participants were women. We administered the Facebook Intrusion Scale, the Loneliness Scale, and the Friendship Scale. The results indicated differences in the role of loneliness and friendship in Facebook intrusion, depending on the country. Among young Polish people, friendship decreases loneliness and loneliness decreases Facebook intrusion. Whereas among Ecuadorians friendship decreases loneliness, while loneliness increases Facebook intrusion.
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Agata Błachnio, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland, Aneta Przepiórka, Mariusz Wołońciej, Ali Bassam Mahmoud, Juraj Holdoš, Eiad Yafi, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovak Republic, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "Loneliness, Friendship, and Facebook Intrusion. A Study in Poland, Slovakia, Syria, Malaysia, and Ecuador." Studia Psychologica 60.3 (2018) 183-194