Morrissey, Daniel;
(2021)
Social Media and Loneliness: Comparing individuals with varying features of Borderline Personality Disorder.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Aims To investigate social networking site (SNS) use and loneliness in people with varying features of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Method 227 participants from the general population completed measures of BPD features, loneliness, SNS use, addictive SNS use, social comparison orientation (SCO), mentalization, social anxiety and depression. Results BPD features were associated with higher loneliness and SCO scores. SNS use predicted loneliness scores and SCO did not moderate the relationship between SNS use and loneliness. Addictive SNS use did not predict loneliness but SNS broadcasting behaviour was a predictor of loneliness. Hypomentalizing predicted loneliness but did not mediate the relationship between BPD features and loneliness. Conclusion People with many features of BPD reported feeling lonelier, above and beyond the effects of social anxiety, depression, marital status, employment status, and social distancing status. SNS use was associated with greater loneliness but the size of the relationship was small. SNS broadcasting and hypomentalizing may be variables of interest for further research.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | Social Media and Loneliness: Comparing individuals with varying features of Borderline Personality Disorder |
| Event: | UCL |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2021. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134829 |
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