# The role of metacognition in digital addiction among adults - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0036 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: The role of metacognition in digital addiction among adults | WCP 2026 Summary > Higher metacognition scores are associated with higher levels of digital addiction in adults, and metacognition is a significant predictor of digital addiction… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0036) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0036 E-PosterAddictionDescriptive correlational cross-sectional study # The role of metacognition in digital addiction among adults THE ROLE OF METACOGNITION IN DIGITAL ADDICTION IN ADULT INDIVIDUALS Presenter: Döndü Çuhadar Country: Turkey Institution: Gaziantep University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Nursing Higher metacognition scores are associated with higher levels of digital addiction in adults, and metacognition is a significant predictor of digital addiction (R2=0.175). The study aimed to determine the role of metacognition in digital addiction among adults. It used a descriptive correlational design and was conducted with 163 adults aged 18 to 69 at a Family Health Center in Türkiye. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Digital Addiction Scale (DAS), and the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), and analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses. The participants’ mean age was 38.05 ± 10.88 years; 55.8% were women, 62.6% were married, and 75.5% had a university degree or higher level of education. The mean DAS total score was 94.03 ± 26.00 (possible range: 40 to 200), and the mean MCQ-30 total score was 74.99 ± 15.58 (possible range: 30 to 120). A significant positive correlation was found between digital addiction and metacognition (r=0.418, p<0.01). In the regression analysis, MCQ-30 scores significantly predicted digital addiction (B=0.698; standard error 0.120; Beta=0.418; t=5.836; p=0.000; F=34.061; R2=0.175). DAS scores differed significantly according to average time spent using the internet (p=0.007), daily phone use (p=0.001), and daily social media use (p=0.001); differences in MCQ-30 scores for the same variables were significant at p=0.018, p=0.019, and p=0.023, respectively. The study concluded that metacognitive beliefs play an important role in digital addiction and that enhancing metacognitive awareness and adaptive coping strategies may help prevent problematic digital technology use. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1497) How to cite this study APA 7: Çuhadar, D., & Büyüksandıç, P. (2026, September 23-26). The role of metacognition in digital addiction in adult individuals [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1497 Vancouver: Çuhadar D, Büyüksandıç P. The role of metacognition in digital addiction in adult individuals [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Available from: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1497 Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Kannabis kaynaklı psikotik bozuklukta yatışlar ve yeniden yatışlar: retrospektif bir kohort çalışması (2018 ile 2024 arası)](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0001) - [Bağımlılıklarda psikoplasti ve bütünleşik yönetim: ASAM ölçütleri kullanılarak ödül yolağının yeniden biçimlendirilmesine yönelik nörobiyolojik bir algoritma](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0003) - [Slovenya cezaevi hizmetinde depo buprenorfin uygulamasının başlatılması](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0004) - [Bağımlılıklarda metilfenidat: DEHB olan ve olmayan erişkinlerde madde kullanımı ve bağımlılık yapan davranışlara ilişkin gelişen kanıtlar](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0005) - [Malezya'da naltreksonun genişleyen klinik kullanım alanları: madde kullanımı ve madde dışı psikiyatrik bozukluklar açısından çıkarımlar](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0006) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0036 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim