Attached to Virtual Dreams : The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Daydreaming in the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Problematic Social Media Use

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Title
Attached to Virtual Dreams : The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Daydreaming in the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Problematic Social Media Use
Journal
Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
Author(s)
Costanzo Antonino, Santoro Gianluca, Russo Santi, Cassarà Maria Silvia, Midolo Laura Rosa, Billieux Joël, Schimmenti Adriano
ISSN
0022-3018
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
209
Number
9
Pages
656-664
Language
english
Abstract
Maladaptive daydreaming describes excessive fantasy activity that interferes with an individual's life. Surprisingly, the precursors of maladaptive daydreaming and its role in excessive involvement in virtual worlds have been scarcely investigated. In the current study, we examined the relationships among attachment styles, maladaptive daydreaming, and problematic social media use (PSMU) in a sample of community-dwelling adults. Eight hundred seventy-seven participants between 18 and 68 years old were recruited via an online survey and asked to fill out self-reported measures on attachment styles, maladaptive daydreaming, and PSMU. Mediation analyses showed that maladaptive daydreaming is a significant mediator in the relationships between preoccupied and fearful attachment styles and PSMU, suggesting that maladaptive daydreaming partly explains the established link between insecure attachment styles and excessive use of social media. Individuals with PSMU fostered by maladaptive daydreaming may benefit from clinical interventions that promote the use of adaptive regulatory strategies to develop feelings of security and self-confidence that may serve to reduce the excessive involvement in social media
Keywords
Maladaptive Day Dreaming, Problematic Social Network Use, Attachement Styles
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