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This research investigates how digital literacy impacts the relationship between adolescents' social media attitudes and their self-perception.

June 29, 2026Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

The Mediator role of digital literacy in the relationship between adolescents’ social media attitudes and self perceptions

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This research investigates how digital literacy impacts the relationship between adolescents' social media attitudes and their self-perception.
Sample of 287 high school students aged 14 to 17 in Bilecik during 2023–2024 academic year.
Data collected using scales for social media attitudes, digital literacy, and self-perception, analyzed with Pearson correlation and path analysis using SEM.
Face-to-face surveys conducted for data gathering.
Social media attitudes positively predict digital literacy (β = 0.475, p < .001).
Digital literacy predicts self-perception positively (β = 0.412, p < .001).
Digital literacy mediates the impact of social media attitudes on self-perception (β = 0.196, p = .005).

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Randomized trial examines the influence of digital literacy on self-perception linked to social media attitudes in adolescents, indicating critical educational implications.

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Doğan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a420b2ff91bb43ea91925a6 https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2026.2696012

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Randomized trial examines the influence of digital literacy on self-perception linked to social media attitudes in adolescents, indicating critical educational implications.

The Mediator role of digital literacy in the relationship between adolescents’ social media attitudes and self perceptions

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