Unravelling late adolescents’ addiction to social media: a unified theory perspective
Christine Nya-Ling Tan,
Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi
Abstract:Purpose
This study aims to explore the intricate connections among late adolescents in Malaysia by considering their attachment patterns, attitudes towards technology acceptance, malevolent psychological and emotional traits and addiction to social media. This is achieved by integrating and refining the attachment theory (AT), the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the dark triad (DT) personality traits.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 217 quantitative data were gathered from adolescents between 17 … Show more
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