The effect of adult attachment styles on alcohol substance use and social media addiction in the Covid-19 pandemic period

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of adult attachment styles on alcohol-substance use and social media addiction during the covid-19 pandemic period. The research was carried out with a total of 430 participants, 213 women and 217 men, between the ages of 1865. Informed Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Adult Attachment Style Scale, Michigan Alcoholism and Substance Screening Test and Social Media Addiction Scale Adult Form were applied to the participants, respectively. Paired Sample t-Test, One-Way Analysis of Variance, Correlation Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were used for the analysis of the obtained data. According to the findings obtained from the study, no significant difference was found between alcohol and substance use levels before and during the pandemic, while social media addiction levels during the pandemic period increased statistically significantly compared to the period before the pandemic. It was found that there was a significant difference in the levels of social media addiction according to the age groups and marital status of the participants. Social media addiction of the 18-35 age group was found to be significantly higher than the 36-45 age group and 46-60 age group. According to marital status, the level of social media addiction was higher in the single group than in the married and divorced groups. No significant difference was found in alcohol-substance use levels according to age groups and marital status. In the study, a positive and significant relationship was found between social media use and alcohol-substance use levels. In the analysis of the relationship between attachment styles and social media addiction and alcohol-substance use levels, as the scores obtained from insecure attachment styles increased, a significant increase was found in the levels of social media addiction and alcohol-substance use.The results obtained from the present study are discussed within the framework of the literature. Keywords: attachment styles, alcohol-substance use, social media addiction.