The social media see-saw: Positive and negative influences on adolescents’ affective well-being

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 3597-3623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Weinstein
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Relational Interactions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Social media use is nearly universal among US-based teens. How do daily interactions with social apps influence adolescents’ affective well-being? Survey self-reports ( n = 568) portray social media use as predominantly positive. Exploratory principal component analysis further indicates that positive and negative emotions form orthogonal response components. In-depth interviews with a sub-sample of youth ( n = 26), selected for maximum variation, reveal that affect experiences can be organized across four functional dimensions. Relational interactions contribute to both closeness and disconnection; self-expression facilitates affirmation alongside concern about others’ judgments; interest-driven exploration confers inspiration and distress; and browsing leads to entertainment and boredom, as well as admiration and envy. All interviewees describe positive and negative affect experiences across multiple dimensions. Analyses suggest the relationship between social technology usage and well-being—whether enhanced or degraded—is not confined to an “either/or” framework: the emotional see-saw of social media use is weighted by both positive and negative influences.

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 Social Media Use and Emotional Well-Being: The Role of Physical Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 931-931
Author(s):  
Xin Yao Lin ◽  
Margie Lachman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract There are mixed findings as to whether social media use (SMU) is positively or negatively related to well-being (positive/negative affect), and this relationship varies by age. The current study seeks to further explore this relationship by examining physical activity (PA) as a potential mediator at both a within (intraindividual) and between-person (interindividual) level across adulthood. The data are from the Midlife in the United States Refresher eight-day daily diary study (N=782, ages 25-75) with self-reported frequency of SMU, PA, and well-being (positive/negative affect). Multilevel structural equation modeling simultaneously tested how the relationships between the variables differed at both the between- and within-person levels. Between-person results showed that across the week, those who reported less SMU reported engaging in more PA, and more PA was associated with more positive affect. PA significantly mediated the relationship between SMU and positive affect for midlife and older adults, but not for younger adults. Effects for negative affect were not significant. Within-person results indicated that days with more PA were associated with more positive affect; however, PA did not mediate the relationship between SMU and positive or negative affect. These findings suggest the benefits of engaging in PA on one’s positive emotional well-being at both the between- and within-person levels. However, for midlife and older adults, more SMU across the week may take away time from engaging in PA, which in turn lowers their positive affect. Implications of the effects of SMU on PA and well-being across adulthood are discussed.

What motivates employees to use social media at work? A perspective of self-determination theory

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaobo Wei ◽  
Xiayu Chen ◽  
Chunli Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internal Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe authors develop a conceptual model to examine how three basic psychological needs (i.e. needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness) affect employee social media use (i.e. work- and social-related use). The authors propose that the need for autonomy positively moderates the relationship between need for competence and work-related use, whereas it negatively moderates that between need for relatedness and social-related use.Design/methodology/approachTo test the proposed model, 332 internal and 271 external social media users in the workplace were recruited.FindingsThe results indicate that needs for competence and autonomy and needs for relatedness and autonomy positively affect the work- and social-related use, respectively, of internal and external social media. Need for autonomy positively moderates the relationship between need for competence and work-related use of internal social media, and it negatively moderates that between need for relatedness and the social-related use of internal social media. Need for autonomy has no moderating effect on the relationship between need for competence and work-related use, whereas it negatively moderates the relationship between need for relatedness and the social-related use of external social media.Originality/valueFirst, the authors’ findings offer significant empirical support for the different social media uses, namely work and social related. Second, this study highlights the importance of psychological needs of employees in determining the form of social media use. Third, this study empirically demonstrates the differences in psychological needs and social media use between two different social media contexts.

The Relationship between Health- and Fitness-Related Social Media Use and Consumers' Disordered Eating

Marketing ZFP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Vivienne Schünemeyer ◽  
Gianfranco Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Related Service ◽  
The Relationship

Health-related services shared through social media are enjoying considerable growth, particularly among young people, yet they have potentially detrimental outcomes for consumer well-being. This research undertakes an examination of literature pertaining to health-related social media use in an effort to explore its relationship with disordered eating in particular. In line with objectification theory, Study 1 affirms that viewing images and videos posted on health-related social media is positively associated with the level of people’s disordered eating. Furthermore, Study 2 clarifies that this relationship is mediated, as expected, by social physique anxiety, and it also is unexpectedly moderated by general social media use. That is, the relationship between viewing health-related images and videos and disordered eating is stronger among consumers who exhibit low and medium social media use rather than those with high social media use. The implications of these findings are relevant for both health-related service research and public policy.

scholarly journals Social Media Education Provided by National Governing Bodies of Sport: An Examination of Practices for Youth Olympic Games and Olympic Games Athletes

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952110536
Author(s):  
Andrea N. Geurin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Uses And Gratifications Theory ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Olympic Athletes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
And Training

Social media provides athletes with many opportunities as well as challenges. Scholars have argued for proactive, educational social media training instead of traditional policy and punishment models, yet research on this topic is limited. Therefore, this study sought to understand the social media training/education national governing bodies (NGBs) provided to athletes ranging from Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to Olympic level, and to examine NGB communication employees’ perceptions regarding athletes’ social media use and their organization’s social media training. Utilizing uses and gratifications theory, a sequential mixed method was employed involving a survey of U.S. NGBs and in-depth interviews with NGB communication personnel. While most NGBs used proactive, educational social media training for Olympic athletes, few did the same for YOG athletes. NGB employees felt social media use posed significant benefits or gratifications to athletes, and education and training helped to enhance those benefits as well as minimize the challenges, or failed gratifications, athletes experience on social media.

scholarly journals Social TV Engagement for Increasing and Sustaining Social TV Viewers

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odukorede Odunaiya ◽  
Mary Agoyi ◽  
Oseyenbhin Sunday Osemeahon
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Social Tv ◽  
The Social ◽  
Broadcasting Industry ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

With little known about how social TV (STV) strategies can be harnessed by the broadcasting industry in order to increase and sustain their viewers, this study brings new insight to the social TV phenomenon by investigating the effect of game uncertainty and social media use (SMU) on social TV engagement in generating network loyalty (NL). The study also analyzed the mediating effect of severity between game uncertainty and social media use with social TV engagement. SmartPLS 3 was used to analyze the survey data of 364 participants for the proposed model, and the findings from the study revealed that game uncertainty and social media use have a positive effect on social TV engagement, which positively influences network loyalty. In addition, it was seen that severity mediates the relationship between game uncertainty and social media use with social TV engagement.

scholarly journals Social Media Use and Political Polarization: Political Engagement as a Mediator

2020 ◽  
pp. 804-810
Author(s):  
Kinza Amjad ◽  
Muzammil Saeed ◽  
Farahat Ali ◽  
Muhammad Awais
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Private University ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Social media, in the new millennium, has become a very effective tool of communication, information, and propagation regarding all social, religious, and political discourses that further lead towards ideological divisions. In the contemporary democratic world, the role of social media for political opinion building is obvious which is done by opinion leaders through political information and debates. The purpose of this study is to explore the social media use and political polarization among social media users. The survey research method was used to examine social media use for political engagement and political polarization. Private university students were selected as participants (n=350). The result was found positive which means that social media use is responsible for political polarization. Moreover, social media use is also a significant predictor of political engagement. In addition to this, the results show that political engagement is a mediator between the relationship between social media use and political polarization. The practical implications of the study have been discussed.

scholarly journals Psychological well-being and social media users’ behavioral online patterns in everyday life and during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 133-147
Author(s):  
Hudimova A.Kh.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Media Use ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Social

Social media is an integral part of everyone’s life, meeting the needs of belonging and relaxation. Dur-ing the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for socialization increases, as a result of which the degree of user involvement increases. Thepur-poseoftheresearch was to theoretically substantiate the results of an empirical study of the relationship between the social media use and the psychological well-being of users (N = 516) in everyday life and dur-ing a global pandemic. Methods: standardized valid psychodiagnostic methods, author’s questionnaire, correlation and factor analyzes. Results: The research allowed to establish the following individual charac-teristics of the behavior of young users in social media in different life circumstances. One of the research hypotheses was the assumption that by limiting the ability to communicate and meet with friends and relatives during self-isolation, the share of vir-tual communication will increase. During quarantine, young people, as in everyday life, prefer to watch a vari-ety of videos and read posts, i.e. passive use, rather than communication. Spending time on various social media applications is a kind of coping strategy, which becomes a trigger for the formation of social media dis-order. Due to the uncontrolled social media use during the period of self-isolation, young people face changes in sleep, mostly dysomnia. Excessive involvement in the social media increases during quarantine, leading to insomnia. Paired correlation coefficients of the sub-jects’ complaints about “Negative changes in sleep” have 16 highly reliable relationships in the range from r = .156 to r = .444 or ρ ≤ .015 – .0000. Conclusions:The lack of hygienic and controlled spending time on social media in everyday life and during self-isolation provokes an exacerbation of anxiety, apathy, depressed mood and a sense of isolation from society. The desire of young people to endure forced isolation without negative experiences leads to excessive online involve-ment.Keyw ords:psychological well-being, passive use of social media, social media disorder, COVID-19, behavioral patterns, mental health, isolation. Соціальні мережі є невід’ємною складовою життя кожної людини, забезпечуючи задоволення потреб у приналежності та релаксації. У період прогресування пандемії COVID-19 необхідність у соціалізації зростає, внаслідок чого підвищується ступінь залученості користувачів. Мета: теоретично обґрунтувати отримані результати емпіричного дослідження зв’язку типу використання соцмереж з психологічним благополуччям користувачів (N = 516) у звичайному житті та в умовах всесвітньоїпандемії.Мет оди:стандартизовані валідні психодіагностичні методики, авторська анкета, кореляційний та факторний аналізи. Результати: Проведене дослідження дозволило встановити наступні індивідуальні особливості поведінки юних користувачів у соціальних мережах у різних життєвих обставинах. Однією з дослідницьких гіпотез було припущення, що через обмеження можливості спілкуватися та зустрічатися з друзями та близь-кими у період самоізоляції, збільшиться частка віртуальної комунікації. За час карантину юнаки, як і в звичайному житті, віддають перевагу перегляду різноманітних відео-роликів та читанню постів, тобто пасивному використанню, ніж спілкуванню. Проведення часу за різними додатками соцмереж є своєрідною копінг-стратегією, що стає тригером формування соціально-мережевого розладу. Внас-лідок неконтрольованого використання соцмереж в період самоізоляції юнаки наражаються на зміни сну, переважно дисомнію. Під час карантину надмірна залученість у соцмережі збільшується, призводячи до безсоння. Парні коефіцієнти кореляції скарг досліджуваних на “Негативні зміни сну” мають 16 високо достовірних зв’язків у діапазоні від r = .156 до r = .444 або ρ ≤ .015 – .0000. Висновки:Відсутність гігієнічного та контрольованого проведення часу у соцмережах у звичайному житті та під час самоізоляціїпровокує загострення тривоги, апатії, пригніченого настрою та відчуття відірваності від соціуму. Прагнення юнаків перенести вимушену ізоляцію без негативних переживань призводить до надмірної онлайн-залученості.Ключовіслова:психологічне благополуччя, пасивне використання соцмереж, соцмережевий розлад, психічне здоров’я, ізоляція.

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