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. 2021 Apr 13;9(2):114–124. doi: 10.5114/cipp.2021.105349

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Structural equation modeling in the relationship between social media addiction, general belongingness and social comparison

Note. VT (virtual tolerance), VI (virtual information), VC (virtual communication), VP (virtual problem) are components of the Social Media Addiction Scale. SC1, SC2, and SC3 are components of social comparison. ACP (acceptance) and REJ (rejection) are components of General Belongingness Scale. All subdimensions were used as an observed variable and latent variables such as social media addiction, social comparison, and general belongingness were created. ***p < .001.