Investigating the Relationships Between Excessive Instagram Usage, Perceived Ostracism, and Personality Traits

Authors : Mehmet Kavaklı

Pages : 104-127

Doi:10.30613/curesosc.1514616

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Publication Date : 2025-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Instagram is a widely favored platform among social media users and its utilization is gaining increasing prevalence. Globally, Türkiye ranks fifth in terms of Instagram usage. The extensive and regular use of Instagram entails various issues associated with the excessive usage of the platform. Hence, it is crucial to ascertain the factors that may influence excessive Instagram usage. The current study aimed to investigate the correlations between personality traits, perceived ostracism, and excessive Instagram usage. The research sample comprised a total of 379 university students. Data were collected using the Instagram Addiction Scale, Ostracism Scale, and Basic Personality Traits Inventory and the data was compared with the existing literature. Our findings indicate a negative correlation between excessive Instagram usage and the personality traits of extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience. Additionally, there was a positive correlation between excessive Instagram use and the personality traits of neuroticism, negative valence, and perceived ostracism. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that gender, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and perceived ostracism were significant predictors of excessive Instagram use. Moreover, a notable difference was observed in Instagram usage, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and negative valence scores based on gender. The current study contributes to the field by investigating the connections between Instagram usage, personality factors, and perceived ostracism in a sample from Türkiye.
Keywords : Instagram, Instagram Kullanımı, Psikolojik Dışlanma, Kişilik, Dışlanma

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