Digital jealousy and its relationship to life satisfaction among university students

Abstract

The aim of the research was to identify: 1- The prevalence of digital jealousy among university students. 2- The statistical significance of differences in digital jealousy according to gender and field of study. 3- The level of life satisfaction among university students. 4- The statistical significance of differences in life satisfaction according to gender and field of study. 5- The significance of the relationship between digital jealousy and life satisfaction among university students, taking into account the variables of gender and field of study. To achieve these objectives, the researcher employed the Digital Jealousy Scale developed by Gubler et al. (2023), which consists of 13 items. In addition, the researcher designed a Life Satisfaction Scale comprising 27 items. Both scales were administered to a sample of 400 university students, including 140 males and 260 females, during the academic year 2025–2026. The results of the study can be summarized as follows: 1- University students exhibit levels of digital jealousy. 2- No statistically significant differences were found in digital jealousy based on gender or field of study. 3- University students generally do not report high levels of life satisfaction. 4- Statistically significant differences in life satisfaction were observed according to gender, favoring males, whereas no significant differences were found according to field of study. 5- A positive correlation exists between digital jealousy and life satisfaction among university students. The study concluded with a discussion of the findings and offered several recommendations and suggestions for further research and practical application.