The Role of Secular Attachment in the Field of Mental Health in the Cyberspace
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022),
20 June 2022
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Page 48-58
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8i2.34642
Abstract
Background and Objective: Today, people spend a lot of time in the cyberspace and social networks. One of the common phenomena of this space is false self-presentation, which can have many consequences in the field of mental health for both the individual and other users. Identifying the effective factors in this phenomenon helps us in prevention. It seems that the effective factors in this field are self-esteem and secular attachment. So the purpose of this study was to examine the role of secular attachment in the field of mental health in cyberspace, which was examined in the form of a model.
Methods: The present study is correlational. The statistical population of the study included all male and female students of Shiraz University, out of whom a sample of 307 people was selected by available sampling method. They answered the questionnaires of false self-presentation, secular attachment and self-esteem. In this study, all ethical considerations were observed and no conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Results: The results showed a good fit of the model. In other words, the results showed that self-esteem can predict false self-presentation through mediation of secular attachment.
Conclusion: It is suggested that researchers and therapists not neglect the role of cultural and religious variables. Parents and education activists should also pay special attention to fostering self-esteem during development.
- Mental Health; Internet; Secularism
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