The Correlation between Social Media Addiction and Emotional Eating during the COVID-19 Quarantine Period

This study was conducted with 458 participants. The demographic and health information of the participants along with the Social Media Addiction, Emotional Eating Scale were obtained. The level of social media addiction in adults was moderate, and women were more interested in social media than men. As the average age of participants increased, the virtual tolerance, virtual communication, social media scores decreased (p < .05). The study found that 51.6% of individuals with emotional eating tendencies happened to be obese. The social media addiction scale scores of those with emotional eating tendencies were higher than those without emotional eating tendencies (p < .05).

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This study involved 458 participants and collected their demographic information, health information, as well as Social Media Addiction and Emotional Eating Scale scores. The findings showed that adults had a moderate level of social media addiction, and women were more interested in social media than men. The study also found that as participants' average age increased, their virtual tolerance, virtual communication, and social media scores decreased (p < .05). Moreover, 51.6% of individuals with emotional eating tendencies were obese, and those with emotional eating tendencies had higher social media addiction scores compared to those without emotional eating tendencies (p < .05).