The Role of Loneliness and Perceived Level of Stress on Excessive Social Apps Dependence among Young Adults

Abstract

The current study inquires the connection between loneliness and level of stress and an over-reliance on social media apps. Loneliness is seen to be linked with isolation, depression, and negative feelings whereas, stress is found to be the feelings of strain accompanied with the negative feelings toward life. Social app dependence conceptualized to be more reliance on the social media that may disrupt the daily activities. Questionnaires were used to gather data from the sample, which was made up of university students from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. For social network addiction (α = 0.95), perceived stress (α = 0.67), and loneliness (α = 0.68), the scales’ reliability was good. Pearson correlations were used along with multiple regression techniques to examine relationships between specific components of the data set. The conclusion of the current study indicated that there was a notable positive association between loneliness and perceived stress (r = .22) and notable positive relation amid loneliness and social app dependence (r = .16). Furthermore, it was discovered that stress and loneliness were major predictors of excessive reliance on social media apps. Overall, the study highlighted the connection between social media addiction, loneliness, and perceived stress. The study offered insight of mental health for adults and empowered them to take control of their social app habits. The study may suggest to review different strategies that can be adopted to help people aware of the consequences.