Examining Relationships Among Adolescent Media Use, Self-Esteem, and Parental Closeness

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brit Shewmaker ◽  
Brit'Ny Spain ◽  
Grace Lozano ◽  
Jacob Luedecke
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Parental Closeness

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of Social Network Size on Social Media Use and Self-Esteem: An Evolutionary Mismatch Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy J. Lim ◽  
Clement Lau ◽  
Norman P. Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Evolutionary Mismatch ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
The Relationship

Existing meta-analyses have shown that the relationship between social media use and self-esteem is negative, but at very small effect sizes, suggesting the presence of moderators that change the relationship between social media use and self-esteem. Employing principles from social comparison and evolutionary mismatch theories, we propose that the social network sizes one has on social media play a key role in the relationship between social media use and self-esteem. In our study (N = 123), we showed that social media use was negatively related to self-esteem, but only when their social network size was within an evolutionarily familiar level. Social media use was not related to self-esteem when people’s social networks were at evolutionarily novel sizes. The data supported both social comparison and evolutionary mismatch theories and elucidated the small effect size found for the relationship between social media use and self-esteem in current literature. More critically, the findings of this study highlight the need to consider evolutionarily novel stimuli that are present on social media to better understand the behaviors of people in this social environment.

scholarly journals Influence of WeChat Use on the College Students Campus Life Satisfaction-A Perspective on Bridging Social Capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranni Zhang ◽  
Yuxin Zheng ◽  
Ze Chen ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Songping Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Campus Life ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Students Satisfaction

The theories of social capital and Rosenberg's self-esteem scale were used to measure the campus life satisfaction of college students, this paper made an empirical analysis on the WeChat media use of 1000 college students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and mainland China (M=18.81 years old, SD=0.96) of a University in Guangdong province, and discussed the relationship among college students' social media use intensity, campus life satisfaction and social capital. The study found that there was a significant positive correlation between WeChat use intensity of college students and social capital, that the intensity of WeChat use had a direct effect on college students' satisfaction with campus life, and that self-esteem had a moderating effect between WeChat use intensity and social capital.

scholarly journals How Does Family Intimacy Predict Self-Esteem in Adolescents? Moderation of Social Media Use Based on Gender Difference

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402110054
Author(s):  
Xiaoyi Shao ◽  
Xiaoli Ni
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Simple Slope ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Study Hypothesis

The current study explored the multiple effects of social media use and its moderation mechanism between intimate family environment and self-esteem in adolescents. In all, 1,040 males and 1,201 females below age 25 have participated in this study. Hypothesis and research questions were proposed and examined by statistical analysis, consisting of statistical description, Pearson’s correlation analysis, independent-samples t test, multiple linear regression, simple-slope analysis, and moderation plot. Supportive social media use was identified as a moderator among all participants. Gender differences were found to exist in this moderation mechanism. Male adolescents tended to use social media as a habit, while female adolescents preferred to use social media for seeking support. The habitual social media use moderated the association between intimate family environment and self-esteem in male adolescents; the supportive social media use moderated the same procedure in female adolescents; however, both moderations were only found to be significant in the group of high habitual or supportive social media use, respectively.

scholarly journals Negative influences of Facebook use through the lens of network analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lien Faelens ◽  
Kristof Hoorelbeke ◽  
Eiko I Fried ◽  
Rudi de Raedt ◽  
Ernst H. W. Koster
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Facebook Use

Various recent studies suggest a negative association between Facebook use and mental health. Yet, empirical evidence for this association is mixed, raising the question under which conditions Facebook use is related to negative outcomes, such as decreased well-being. Our study addresses this question by investigating the relationship between Facebook use, rumination, depressive, anxiety-, and stress-related symptoms, taking into account potential key variables such as social comparison, contingent self-esteem, and global self-esteem. In a first study, we explored the unique relations between these constructs using state-of-the-art network analysis. Subsequently, we conducted a preregistered replication study. In both studies, social comparison and self-esteem held a central position in the network, connecting social media use with indicators of psychopathology. These findings highlight the prominent role of social comparison and self-esteem in the context of social media use and well-being. Longitudinal and experimental studies will be required to further investigate these relationships.

scholarly journals The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study

2021 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 106528
Author(s):  
Silje Steinsbekk ◽  
Lars Wichstrøm ◽  
Frode Stenseng ◽  
Jacqueline Nesi ◽  
Beate Wold Hygen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Community Study ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF-ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (35) ◽  
pp. 289-297
Author(s):  
Faieza Samat ◽  
Tengku Elmi Azlina Tengku Muda ◽  
Syafiqah Mohd Yusof ◽  
Aina Afiqah Abdul Halim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
University Students ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Social Media Use

This research aimed to determine the level of social media use among pre-university students and the association between social media use with self-esteem and psychological distress. Participants of this study were 173 students from ASASIpintar pre-university program in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Instruments used were three sets of questionnaires obtained from Gupta and Bashir (2018), Lovibond and Lovibond (1995), and Rosenberg (1965). This study showed that the level of social media use among ASASIpintar students was moderate while social media use was positively associated with self-esteem and psychological distress.

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