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| Published: September 21, 2023
Self-Deception and Social Media Addiction among Young Adults with Personality Disorder
II M.Sc Psychology, Psychology dept., Government Arts College, Coimbatore, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor, Psychology Dept., Government Arts College, Coimbatore, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.357.20231103
DOI: 10.25215/1103.357
ABSTRACT
In recent times, young adults are using social media very frequently, almost every day. By examining the role of personality disorder and self-deception, we can gain a deeper understanding of the emotional and psychological factors that drive social media addiction. Those young adults who have mild personality disorder get easily addicted to social media and they even hide their identity. As they already have mild personality disorder, if they persistently hide their identity, it may lead to severe personality disorder. They may also engage in self-deception by justifying their excessive social media use as necessary for their mental health or believing that they are in control of their behaviour. Understanding the role of personality disorders in this addiction can help to develop effective prevention and treatment strategies. So, this research aims to know the extent of personality disorder among and its relationship with self-deception and social media addiction. 300 young adults between the age group of 20 to 40 years were selected from various areas in and around Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The tools used were Personality Belief Questionnaire (PBQ) (Beck, 1991), Self-Deception Scale (Sirvent, 2007). Social Media Addiction Scale (Aylin Tutgun Unal, 2015). The results shows that the personality disorder, self- deception and social media addiction are related to each other and influence the behaviours of an individual.
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© 2023, Balasubramani, S. & Bhuvaneswari, U.L.
Received: July 23, 2023; Revision Received: September 18, 2023; Accepted: September 21, 2023
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.357.20231103
10.25215/1103.357
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Published in Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September, 2023