@ARTICLE{Erdinç_Beste_Parallel_2024,
 author={Erdinç, Beste and Akyıl, Yusuf},
 volume={vol. 55},
 pages={198-205},
 journal={Polish Psychological Bulletin},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2024},
 publisher={Committee for Psychological Science PAS},
 abstract={Individuals encounter challenging circumstances throughout their lives. Emotional control plays a role in dealing with these situations. Emotional regulation refers to the capacity to comprehend and consciously respond to one's emotional responses. Hence, the objective of this study was to examine the intermediary function of rumination and TikTok usage in the relationship between challenges in emotion regulation and psychological distress. We conducted the first analysis of the relationships between these variables. The study involved a cohort of 338 participants aged 18 and above. The study's data was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) to investigate the mediation dimension. The study found that problematic TikTok use and rumination play a comparable function in mediating the relationship between emotion control and psychological suffering. The model revealed a positive correlation between emotion regulation problems and psychological discomfort, problematic TikTok use, and rumination. Enhancing the ability to regulate emotions is crucial for mitigating the risk of excessive TikTok usage in those experiencing psychological distress and rumination.},
 title={Parallel Mediators between Difficulty in Emotion Regulation and Psychological Distress: TikTok and Rumination},
 type={Article},
 URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/134886/2024-PPB-18.pdf},
 keywords={emotion regulation difficulty, psychological distress, rumination, problematic TikTok use},
}