Place attachment(s) and addiction to virtual places: A longitudinal analysis

The dataset presented in the paper: Lassota, I., Oleksy, T., Gambin, M., & Wnuk, A. (2025). Place attachment(s) and addiction to virtual places: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 106, 102726.Dataset: dataset - Virtual addiction trajectories (binary gender only)This dataset contains results from a three-wave longitudinal panel study (T1, T2, T3) conducted over a one-year period. The sample consists of Polish young adults (aged 18–30) and was used to identify addiction trajectories through growth mixture modeling (GMM).Key Variables and Measures included in the dataset:Active Place Attachment: Proactive engagement, curiosity, and emotional connection to the current place of residence.Traditional Place Attachment: Rootedness based on stability, routine, and long-term residence.Relative Place Attachment: The emotional preference of virtual places over physical ones (place identity and dependence scale).