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The Relationship between Family Emotional Atmosphere and Instagram Addiction with the Mediating role of Boredom in Adolescents
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Fatemeh Hamidzadeh   , Shina Zainali Tajani * |
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Introduction: The emotional atmosphere of the family plays an important role in shaping adolescents' behaviors, and a lack of family support and intimacy can lead them to harmful behaviors such as social media addiction. Boredom as a psychological factor may strengthen this relationship and expose adolescents to excessive use of Instagram. This study aimed to determine the relationship between family emotional atmosphere and Instagram addiction with the mediating role of boredom in adolescents.
Methods: The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study was high school students in Rasht in the academic year 2024-2025 with an approximate size of 16,000 people. 250 people participated in this study using cluster random sampling. The Family Emotional Condition Questionnaire (Hill Burn, 1972), Instagram Addiction Scale (Kircaburun & Griffiths, 2018), and Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (Fahlman et al., 2013) were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling and bootstrap method in SPSS and AMOS software versions 24.
Results: The findings showed that the proposed model had a good fit and predicted a total of 48% of the variance of Instagram addiction in adolescents. The results showed that family emotional atmosphere had a negative and boredom had a positive direct effect on Instagram addiction; also, family emotional atmosphere had a negative and significant direct effect on boredom (P<0.05). The results of the bootstrap test showed that boredom had a negative and significant mediating role between family emotional atmosphere and Instagram addiction (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The family's emotional atmosphere had a direct effect on Instagram addiction, with boredom acting as a mediator. Accordingly, it is recommended to develop and implement psychological interventions focused on improving the family's emotional atmosphere and reducing boredom in order to reduce Instagram addiction in adolescents.
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| Keywords: Instagram Addiction, Boredom, Family Emotional Atmosphere, Adolescents |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/07/12 | Accepted: 2025/12/1 | Published: 2025/12/1 | ePublished: 2025/12/1
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