Predicting family performance based on psychological well-being and readiness for social media addiction

Cyberspace depicts world that have emerged from fiction; however, for many people, cyberspace has become a part of their daily lives, affecting their psychological wellbeing and family functioning. The aim of this study was to predict family performance based on psychological well-being and readiness for social media addiction among student users.

The research method was descriptive-correlational type and the statistical population of this study included all students of Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch in the academic year 2016-2017, from which 200 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Research tools include the Affective Family Climate Scale; Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale-Short Form and Social Media Addiction Questionnaire. Pearson correlation and simultaneous regression analysis were used to analyze the data.

The results of the present study showed that the dimensions of family functioning have been associated with psychological well-being. Dimensions of family functioning have been associated with readiness social media addiction.

It is suggested that by educating families and parents for families with children and adolescents, in addition to prevention, the level of family performance and consequently the well-being of children, adolescents and young adults can be increased.