University of Tabriz Journal of Modern Psychological Researches 2322-3340 18 69 2023 05 01 Investigation the Mediating Role of Instagram Addiction in Predicting Marital Commitment Based on Personality Traits Investigation the Mediating Role of Instagram Addiction in Predicting Marital Commitment Based on Personality Traits 185 193 16251 10.22034/jmpr.2023.16251 FA Setareh Fotoohi Master of Family Counseling, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. Hossein Keshavarzafshar Assistant Professor of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Mehdi Samavati Master Student in Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2022 08 11 These days, the use of social networks is very popular. Among social networks, Instagram has had a great impact on people's personal and marital life, but little research has been done on the addictive use of Instagram and its related factors. The purpose of present study was to investigate the mediating role of Instagram addiction in predicting Marital Commitment based on Personality Traits. Method: This research is descriptive and correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all married people who are members of the Instagram social network. among them, 543 people were selected convenience sampling method. Pearson correlation and linear regression methods have been used to analyze the data, and structural equation modeling using smartpls3 software has been used to check the research hypotheses. Results: The results show that the presented model has a good fit and Instagram addiction can play a mediating role between personality traits and marital commitment. Conclusion: Considering the effects of lack of marital commitment on couples, families and society, identifying the variables involved in this matter can provide the basis for planning prevention and treatment, and it seems that Instagram addiction is one of the factors affecting the reduction of marital commitment. These days, the use of social networks is very popular. Among social networks, Instagram has had a great impact on people's personal and marital life, but little research has been done on the addictive use of Instagram and its related factors. The purpose of present study was to investigate the mediating role of Instagram addiction in predicting Marital Commitment based on Personality Traits. Method: This research is descriptive and correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all married people who are members of the Instagram social network. among them, 543 people were selected convenience sampling method. Pearson correlation and linear regression methods have been used to analyze the data, and structural equation modeling using smartpls3 software has been used to check the research hypotheses. Results: The results show that the presented model has a good fit and Instagram addiction can play a mediating role between personality traits and marital commitment. Conclusion: Considering the effects of lack of marital commitment on couples, families and society, identifying the variables involved in this matter can provide the basis for planning prevention and treatment, and it seems that Instagram addiction is one of the factors affecting the reduction of marital commitment. https://psychologyj.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_16251_4da2f634b32b0ba8d1544db6d15a81cb.pdf