Upward social comparison on mobile social media and depression: The mediating role of envy and the moderating role of marital quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 270 ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Mingzhu Wang ◽  
Qian Hu ◽  
Pengcheng Wang ◽  
Li Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Upward Social Comparison ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Does employee envy trigger the positive outcomes at workplace? A study of upward social comparison, envy and employee performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-188
Author(s):  
Muhammad Haris Khan ◽  
Ayesha Noor
Keyword(s):  
Social Comparison ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Malicious Envy ◽  
Benign Envy ◽  
Upward Social Comparison ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

The purpose of this research was to investigate the outcomes of envy in the workplace and the moderating role of perceived organizational support. Data was collected from 270 employees of the telecom industry. The cross-sectional research was conducted, and the data was collected through survey questionnaires from employees hailing from private Telecom companies in Pakistan. Results showed that upward social comparison initiates benign and malicious envy which, in turn, affects employee performance. Benign envy results in enhancing the employee performance whereas malicious envy shows no relationship with employee performance. By paying attention to supporting the employees, malicious envy can enhance employee performance.

scholarly journals Preprint - Exposure to the Positivity Bias and Adolescents’ Differential Longitudinal Links with Inspiration and Envy Depending on Social Media Literacy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Schreurs ◽  
Adrian Meier ◽  
Laura Vandenbosch
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Media Effects ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Positivity Bias ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Moderating Role

Social media literacy is assumed to protect adolescents from negative social media effects, yet research supporting this is lacking. The current three-wave panel study among N = 1,032 adolescents tests this moderating role of social media literacy. Specifically, we examine between- vs. within-person relations of exposure to the positivity bias, social comparison, envy, and inspiration. We find significant positive relations between these variables at the between-person level. At the within-person level, higher exposure to others’ perfect lives on social media was related to increased inspiration, and higher social comparison was related to increased envy. Finally, multiple group tests showed that the within-person cross-lagged relation between social comparison and envy only occurred for adolescents with low affective social media literacy.

scholarly journals Problematic Social Media Usage and Anxiety Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and the Moderating Role of Academic Burnout

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The outbreak of COVID-19 has greatly affected university students’ studies and life. This study aimed to examine the possible mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of academic burnout in the relationship between problematic social media usage and anxiety among university students during COVID-19. A total of 3,123 undergraduates from universities in Shanghai participated in an online survey from March to April 2020. The results showed that problematic social media usage among university students predicted their levels of anxiety. Mediation analysis indicated that psychological capital mediated the relationship between problematic social media usage and anxiety. Furthermore, for university students whose academic performance had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of both problematic social media usage and the psychological capital on anxiety were moderated by academic burnout. For university students whose academic performance was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, academic burnout moderated the effects of psychological capital but not the effects of problematic social media usage on anxiety. The results highlighted the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between problematic social media usage and anxiety. These findings provide practical insights into the development and implementation of psychological interventions when facing a pandemic.

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