A Framework for Understanding the Relationship between Social Media Discourse and Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (CSCW2) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Sanjana Mendu ◽  
Anna Baglione ◽  
Sonia Baee ◽  
Congyu Wu ◽  
Brandon Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Emerging infectious outbreak inhibits pain empathy mediated prosocial behaviour

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqi Cao ◽  
Yanyan Qi ◽  
Qi Huang ◽  
Yuanchen Wang ◽  
Xinchen Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Prosocial Behaviour ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Health Events ◽  
Trait Empathy ◽  
The Relationship

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, people may experience anxiety, empathy, and prosocial willingness. However, the relationship between emotions, empathy, and prosocial behaviour is unknown. It is said that empathy is affected by moods and influences pro-sociality. Thus, how does an emergency change people’s empathy and prosocial willingness? We conducted a study with 1,190 participants before (N=520) and after (N=570) the coronavirus outbreak. We found that prosocial willingness decreased post-outbreak, maybe by the decreased empathy levels, in accordance with compassion fatigue theory. Trait empathy could affect prosocial willingness indirectly through the empathy level. News discriminability and distance from the outbreak epicentre played a role in the trait empathy change. Given how emergency health events influence emotion and the effects of personal traits on prosocial willingness, social media users and providers should understand the negative effects of information over-exposure on mental health during the outbreak.

The Role of Social Media in Adolescent Loneliness and Mental Health Problems: Current Evidence and Suggestions for Future Work

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warner Myntti ◽  
Jensen Spicer ◽  
Carol Janney ◽  
Stacey Armstrong ◽  
Sarah Domoff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Relationship

Adolescents are spending more time interacting with peers online than in person, evidencing the need to examine this shift’s implications for adolescent loneliness and mental health. The current review examines research documenting an association between social media use and mental health, and highlights several specific areas that should be further explored as mechanisms within this relationship. Overall, it appears that frequency of social media use, the kind of social media use, the social environment, the platform used, and the potential for adverse events are especially important in understanding the relationship between social media use and adolescent mental health.

scholarly journals COHESIVE MARKERS IN SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOURSE: CASE IN INDONESIAN FACEBOOK CONVERSATIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-202
Author(s):  
M Zainal Muttaqien
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Form ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Interactive Discourse

AbstractThe emergence of social media as a new channel of communication has produced a new form discourse which has different characteristics compared to the formerly established conventional discourses. These differences do not only lie in how the messages are delivered but also in their  structural components which contribute to the unity of the text, namely cohesion and coherence. Cohesion, as the marker of coherence, is realized by language units (words, phrases, or clauses) known as cohesive markers which indicate the relationship between parts of discourse either grammatically or lexically. This article aims at describing the composition and distribution of  cohesive markers within the Facebook conversations along with their roles in determining the characteristics of the discourse. The results show that the cohesive system of Facebook conversations are dominated by references, ellipses, repetitions, and conjunctions. The frequent appearances of certain referential cohesivemarkers indicate Facebook conversations as typical of interactive discourse whereas numerous ellipses and particular conjunctionsreflectthe informal mode of communication carried out through the social media.On the other hand, various repetitions show the existence of topical cohesionwithin the conversations.

scholarly journals Gangguan Kepribadian Narsistik dan Implikasinya Terhadap Kesehatan Mental

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Dewi Purnama Sari
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

On the one hand, the development of social media can provide convenience to the community, both in communication, in developing science and in the economic aspect. But on the other hand, the development of social media also has a negative impact on society. One of the negative impacts of using social media is that it can cause personality disorders, give birth to narcissistic attitudes and behaviors and can interfere with mental health. This study aims to describe the narcissistic personality disorder, the symptoms of a person experiencing narcissistic personality disorder, efforts to overcome narcissistic personality disorder and the relationship between narcissistic personality and mental health. The method used is a research library. The data collection technique used document study, then analyzed using content analysis. The results of the discussion show that narcissistic personality disorder is basically a personality disorder caused by a person's excessive attitude or behavior in seeing himself. If the narcissistic personality causes disruption of life functions, it will have the potential to disrupt mental health.

scholarly journals Cyberbullying Victimization dan Kesehatan Mental pada Remaja

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Fifyn Srimulya Ningrum ◽  
Zaujatul Amna
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Cyberbullying Victimization ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara cyberbullying victimization dengan kesehatan mental pada remaja. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 209 partisipan (102 laki-laki dan 107 perempuan) dengan rentang usia 16-18 tahun yang dipilih menggunakan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara cyberbullying victimization dan kesehatan mental pada remaja. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa remaja yang memiliki pengalaman lebih rendah sebagai korban cyberbullying memiliki kesehatan mental yang positif. Sebaliknya, remaja yang memiliki pengalaman lebih tinggi sebagai korban cyberbullying memiliki kesehatan mental yang negatif. Kesimpulannya, hasil menunjukkan bahwa korban cyberbullying di media sosial dikaitkan dengan kesehatan mental pada remaja, baik berdampak positif maupun negatif.The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and mental health in adolescents. A total of 209 adolescents, consisting of 102 males and 107 females, with age ranges 16-18 years, were selected using purposive sampling technique as research participants. The result has shown that there was a negative significant correlation between cyberbullying victimization and mental health in adolescents. The result also showed that adolescent with less experience as cyberbullying victim would have positive mental health while adolescent with more experience as cyberbullying victim have negative mental health. In conclusion, this result showed that a cyber-victim on social media was associated with mental health, whether it's a positive effect or negative affect.

Social comparisons on social media: online appearance-related activity and body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
M. Scully ◽  
L. Swords ◽  
E. Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Related Activity ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Adolescents’ engagement with online social networking platforms is advancing at an exponential rate and research is needed to investigate any impact on young users’ mental health. This study examined appearance-related activity (e.g. looking at photos of friends) on social media and body dissatisfaction among adolescent girls. Methods: Self-report measures of online appearance-related activity, social comparisons to female target groups, internalization of the thin ideal, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem were administered to 210 girls (mean age = 15.16 years). Results: Body dissatisfaction was significantly related to (i) time spent engaged in social comparisons and (ii) upward social comparisons with various female targets while online. Evaluating oneself less favorably than the target group of close friends was most strongly associated with poorer body image appraisals. Serial multiple mediation analysis revealed that even after controlling for age and self-esteem, time spent engaged in social comparisons significantly mediated the relationship between online appearance-related activity and body dissatisfaction. This association was then further partially mediated by internalization of the thin ideal, which significantly mediated the relationship between time engaged in social comparisons and body dissatisfaction. Discussion: Results are discussed in terms of online social media platforms representing an additional appearance culture environment for adolescent girls. The effects of this on the mental health of vulnerable users and how future research should investigate protective factors that may buffer young girls from the adverse effects of social media are considered.

scholarly journals The mental health and well-being profile of young adults using social media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina H. Di Cara ◽  
Lizzy Winstone ◽  
Luke Sloan ◽  
Oliver Davis ◽  
CMA Haworth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
User Groups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Research And Policy

The relationship between mental health and social media has received significant research and policy attention. However, there is little population representative data about who social media users are which limits understanding of confounding in associations between mental health and social media. Here we profile users of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children population cohort (N=4,083). We provide estimates of demographics and mental health and well-being outcomes by platform. We find that users of different platforms and frequencies are not homogenous. User groups differ primarily by sex and YouTube users are the most likely to have poorer mental health outcomes. Instagram and Snapchat users tend to have higher well-being. Relationships between use-frequency and well-being differ depending on the specific well-being construct measured. The reproducibility of future research may be improved by stratifying by sex and being specific about the well-being constructs used.

scholarly journals The relationship between subjective happiness and social media usage during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Sonia Khodabakhsh ◽  
Somaye Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on individuals’ mental health. Individuals have tended to obtain information about the pandemic from social media. With the aim of exploring the relationship between subjective happiness and social media usage during the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible moderating role of resilience in this relationship, we asked 277 young adults in Iran to complete a number of online questionnaires, including a demographic questionnaire, a survey on social media usage, a subjective happiness scale and a brief resilience scale. The results showed that there is a significant negative correlation between social media usage and subjective happiness. In terms of the different degrees to which resilience can act as a moderator, our findings showed that when resilience is average or high, the relationship between social media usage and subjective happiness is significant. This study has implications for mental health professionals seeking knowledge about happiness during periods of adversity.

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