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

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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The moderating role of social media usage in the relationship among multicultural experiences, cultural intelligence, and individual creativity

Information Technology and People ◽

10.1108/itp-04-2016-0099 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 265-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Shangui Hu ◽

Jibao Gu ◽

Hefu Liu ◽

Qian Huang

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

University Administrators ◽

Experiential Learning Theory ◽

Content Type ◽

Media Usage ◽

Multicultural Experiences ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the moderating role of social media usage in the relationship among multicultural experiences, cultural intelligence, and creativity. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a questionnaire survey in three public universities in China and obtained 310 useful responses from international students. Findings The authors categorized social media usage into informational and socializing usage. Findings show that socializing social media usage strengthens the relationship between multicultural experiences and cultural intelligence, whereas informational social media usage does not strengthen such relationship. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that practitioners, such as managers or university administrators, should focus on well-designed multicultural activities in the development of individual creativity. They should also acknowledge the enabling role of cultural intelligence in developing individual creativity and realize that social media usage should be differentiated from the outcomes of its usage. Originality/value This study contributes to the knowledge on the moderating role of social media usage in the relationship between multicultural experiences and creativity based on experiential learning theory. The study presents the relationship among multicultural experiences, cultural intelligence, and creativity. Moreover, by investigating the moderating roles of informational and socializing social media usage, the authors presented that an IT contingent view of multicultural experiences is helpful in understanding the relationship between multicultural experiences and cultural intelligence.

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Entrepreneurial orientation and performance of SMEs: the roles of marketing capabilities and social media usage

Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies ◽

10.1108/jeee-03-2021-0090 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Perengki Susanto ◽

Mohammad Enamul Hoque ◽

Najeeb Ullah Shah ◽

Andel Hopi Candra ◽

Nik Mohd Hazrul Nik Hashim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Marketing Capabilities ◽

Content Type ◽

Media Usage ◽

The Relationship ◽

Mediation Moderation ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Insight Into

Purpose Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are an important contributor to emerging countries’ economic growth. However, SMEs have been struggling to sustain their performance in a highly competitive environment. Thus, this study aims to re-examine the effect of SMEs’ entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firms’ performance during the COVID-19. This study has also studied the moderating role of social media usage and the mediating role of marketing capabilities and social media usage. Design/methodology/approach This study used a structured questionnaire for data collection, where the unit of analysis was the manager or owner of SMEs. The data were analyzed using partial least square-structural equation modeling. Findings The findings show that an EO has a significant and positive effect on an SME’s performance, but the outcomes are conditional on the role of social media and marketing capabilities. The empirical results reveal that marketing capabilities significantly mediate the relationship between EO and SME performance. In addition, social media usage moderates the relationship between EO and SME performance and it also partially mediates the EO-performance nexus of SMEs. Finally, this study discovers that the EO-Performance nexus of SMEs is serially mediated by social media usage and marketing capabilities. Research limitations/implications This study has important implications for SMEs that are seeking to gain a competitive advantage. For example, an SME should deploy market activities through social media channels. In situations such as a pandemic and uncertainty, this could be the most effective tool. Originality/value This study builds a theory-based mediation-moderation model to explain the link between EO and SME performance. In explaining mediation-moderation effects, the current study provides insight into EO-performance relationships. Moreover, the current model facilitates exploring whether serial mediation passes through social media usage and market capabilities. Therefore, with new findings, the study extends the literature on serial mediation in the EO-performance of SMEs. Additionally, this study extends the literature on the moderating role of social media on SMEs in Indonesia, which has not been investigated. Besides, the current study adds new insight into the EO-performance of SME in COVID-19 condition.

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The Paradoxical Effect of Social Media Usage on Developer Creativity and the Moderating Role of Openness to Experience

Journal of Database Management ◽

10.4018/jdm.2021070102 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 29-45

Author(s):

Yumeng Miao ◽

Rong Du ◽

Veda C. Storey

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Paradoxical Effect ◽

Software Developers ◽

Media Usage ◽

Software Companies ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Developer creativity is vital for software companies to innovate and survive. Studies on social media have yielded mixed results about its impact on creativity due to the ubiquitous nature of social media. This research differentiates the effects of informational and socializing social media usage on both incremental and radical creativity and explore the moderating role of a developer's openness to experience. Based on a survey of software developers, the authors show that openness positively moderates the impact of informational social media usage on incremental and radical creativity and negatively moderates the impact of socializing social media usage on both types of creativity. There is a stronger positive moderation for the relationship between informational social media usage and radical creativity compared to incremental creativity. The results provide a foundation for understanding explanations of the paradoxical effect of social media usage on creativity.

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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

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.612007 ◽

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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Study of Consumer Brand Following Intention on Instagram

International Journal of Online Marketing ◽

10.4018/ijom.2021040103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 32-51

Author(s):

Simran Kaur Madan ◽

Payal S. Kapoor

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Consumer Motivation ◽

Media Usage ◽

Consumer Skepticism ◽

Consumption Decisions ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The research, based on uses and gratifications theory, identifies consumer motivation and factors that influence consumers' intention to follow brands on the social media platform of Instagram. Accordingly, this study empirically examines the role of need for self-enhancement, the need for entertainment, and deal-seeking behaviour on the intention to follow brands on Instagram. Further, the study investigates the mediation of social media usage behaviour for consumption decisions on eliciting brand following behaviour. Moderation of consumer skepticism on the relationship of deal-seeking behaviour, and intention to follow brands is also investigated. Findings reveal a significant direct effect of need for self-enhancement, need for entertainment, and deal-seeking behaviour on intention to follow brands. Indirect effect of social media usage behaviour for consumption decisions was also significant; however, moderation of consumer skepticism was not found to be significant. The study will help marketers create engaging content that enables consumer-brand interactions.

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The moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and mental health in a sample of black American college students

Mental Health Religion & Culture ◽

10.1080/13674676.2012.684346 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 445-462 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kevin O'Neal Cokley ◽

Samuel Beasley ◽

Andrea Holman ◽

Collette Chapman-Hilliard ◽

Brettjet Cody ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Black American ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

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

10.31234/osf.io/xewc8 ◽

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.

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Employer brand, person-organisation fit and employer of choice

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-10-2017-0299 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 799-823 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Karnica Tanwar ◽

Amresh Kumar

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Content Type ◽

Moderation Analysis ◽

Employer Brand ◽

Employer Of Choice ◽

Employer Attractiveness ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between employer brand dimensions and employer of choice (EOC). The paper also analyses the role of person-organisation fit in transferring employer brand dimensions to EOC status, and the moderating role of social media in the relationship between person-organisation fit and EOC. Design/methodology/approach Factor analysis has been conducted to validate the “employer attractiveness” scale for identifying the dimensions of employer brand. Structural equation modelling has been used to conduct mediation and moderation analysis. The results are based on the perceptions of college students regarding employer brand dimensions and EOC status. Findings The paper provides empirical insights on how the person-organisation fit helps in transferring employer brand dimensions to EOC status. The results indicate that the person-organisation fit acts as a full mediator, indicating that for becoming a EOC, the dimensions of employer brand must be linked to the person-organisation fit. Also, the moderation analysis results highlight the importance of social media towards obtaining EOC status. Originality/value The authors believe that the study is the first of its kind to investigate drivers of EOC, and to identify the role of the person-organisation fit as a mediating variable and social media as a moderating variable.

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