Relationship between online vigilance, boredom proneness and loneliness

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15847/OBS20262845

Keywords:

online vigilance, boredom proneness, loneliness

Abstract

This study analyses the relationship between online vigilance, boredom proneness, and loneliness, and examines the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between online vigilance and boredom proneness. Data were collected from 345 participants in a cross-sectional design and examined using correlation analysis and Hayes’ Process Macro. The results indicated a moderate positive relationship between online vigilance and boredom proneness, a weak positive relationship between online vigilance and loneliness, and a strong positive relationship between boredom proneness and loneliness. Mediation analysis revealed that loneliness partially mediates the relationship between online vigilance and boredom proneness. Overall, the findings demonstrate that online vigilance is positively associated with boredom proneness, and that loneliness functions as a significant partial mediator in this relationship.

Author Biographies

Özgür Kılınç, İnönü University

Özgür Kılınç completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Publicity at Ankara University. He received his Master’s degree from the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences at İnönü University, and earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Public Relations and Advertising at Anadolu University. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Publicity at İnönü University. His main areas of interest include media relations, crisis communication, the history of public relations, and corporate communication.

Maşide Karaca, Independent Researcher

Maşide Karaca graduated from the Ph.D. Program in Communication Sciences at the Faculty of Communication, İnönü University. Her primary research interests include advertising campaigns, communication theories, new media, and digital advertising. Her studies particularly focus on digital marketing, advertising, political communication, and digital activism. She also examines the effects of communication technologies on individuals and society and conducts academic research on new media and digital communication practices.

Fazilet Bakış Altundağ, İnönü University

Fazilet Bakış Altundağ is currently a Research Assistant at the Department of Public Relations and Publicity, Faculty of Communication, İnönü University. She conducts her academic studies in the fields of social sciences and communication. Her primary research interests include mass communication and media, public relations, advertising, and publicity. Her academic work mainly focuses on the disciplines of communication, public relations, and advertising.

Sadık Çalışkan, İnönü University

Sadık Çalışkan completed his undergraduate studies at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Language and Literature. He obtained his Master’s degree from the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences at İnönü University and earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Public Relations and Publicity at Maltepe University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Publicity at İnönü University. His primary research interests include culture and advertising, the history of advertising, storytelling in advertising, and brand management.

Downloads

Published

2026-08-19

How to Cite

Kılınç, Özgür, Karaca, M., Bakış Altundağ, F., & Çalışkan, S. (2026). Relationship between online vigilance, boredom proneness and loneliness. Observatorio (OBS*). https://doi.org/10.15847/OBS20262845

Issue

2026: Early Access

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Özgür Kılınç, Maşide Karaca, Fazilet Bakış Altundağ, Sadık Çalışkan

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This is an Open Acess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, sharing and adaptation, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author and the journal.