Open AccessRelationship Between Personality Traits and Psychological Vulnerability: Mediating Role of Smartphone Social Network Usage
Author(s) -
Azra Mohammadpanah Ardakan,
Azadeh Choobforoushzadeh,
Razieh Amimi,
Zahra Rezaei Shahreza
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences/iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1735-9287
pISSN - 1735-8639
DOI - 10.5812/ijpbs.109480
Subject(s) - extraversion and introversion , neuroticism , psychology , structural equation modeling , personality , openness to experience , big five personality traits , vulnerability (computing) , population , social psychology , developmental psychology , computer security , demography , statistics , mathematics , sociology , computer science
Background: According to the spread and popularity of social networks and easy access to them through smartphones, the impact of these networks’ long-term application and consequences, including psychological vulnerability, could not be ignored. Objectives: The present study investigated the mediating role of using smartphone social networks considering personality traits and psychological vulnerability. Methods: The research population included all users (over 18 years of age) of social networks in Isfahan, Iran, from which 250 individuals (i.e. 96 male and 154 female subjects) were selected. The research method was descriptive and causal-correlational. For data collection, the short-form five-factor personality questionnaire neuroticism-extraversion-openness (NEO), the smartphone social media addiction questionnaire, and a psychological vulnerability questionnaire were used. The Pearson correlation coefficient and the path analysis of structural equation modeling were employed to analyze the data. Results: The findings revealed that among personality factors, neuroticism and low extraversion could explain the use of social networks in a significant and desirable way. Moreover, using social networks could explain psychological vulnerability in the form of causal-structural relationships. Conclusions: The findings indicated a relatively good fit of the measurement model. Accordingly, the variable of social network usage plays a mediating role in the relationship between psychological vulnerability and some personality traits.