Self-esteem moderates the influence of self-presentation style on Facebook users’ sense of subjective well-being

Jang, Wonseok; Bucy, Erik P.; Cho, Janice

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.03.044

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“…Thus, self-presentation on social media in itself may not be harmful, but preoccupation with presenting oneself in a manner that elicit a wanted feedback from others may be detrimental to mental health. Differential associations with mental health and well-being is also likely to be related to true versus strategic self-presentation practices as reported by Jang and colleagues [24].This notion is further echoed by a qualitative study of adolescent girls which reported on the importance put on self-presentation on social media in relation to self-esteem and insecurity by the participants [41]. The participants reported, for instance, that they would delete posted photographs with few likes out of frustration or embarrassment.…”

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“…Although there are some studies investigating the potential consequences of different aspects of selfpresentation on social media, most previous studies have focused on the antecedents or motivations for self-presentation [24]. Most of the studies we were able to identify, however, with the exception of Xie and colleagues [27], included young adult or adult samples.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…They identi ed 21 studies of mostly adult and young adult participants, and among other things, found support for associations between false self-presentation and low self-esteem and higher levels of social anxiety, and true self-presentation and increased levels of self-esteem. In relation to primary studies, Jang and colleagues reported that a true self-presentation style led to greater self-reported happiness among high self-esteem users using an experimental approach in an adult sample [24]. Conversely, the use of instrumental or strategic (i.e.…”

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Through the Looking Glass of Social Media. Focus on Self-Presentation and Association with Mental Health and Quality of Life. A Cross-Sectional Survey-Based Study.

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Background Social media use among adolescents has been linked to mental health and well-being. However, most of the studies investigating this association focus primarily on frequency and duration of use, providing little knowledge of how various types of social media activities may be differentially linked to mental health and well-being. A recent narrative review highlighted that self-presentation may be an important factor to investigate in order to better understand the link between use of social media and well-being among adolescents. The aims of the present study were to investigate the association between focus on self-presentation on social media and mental health and quality of life among adolescents. Specifically, we aimed to investigate the overall and gender-stratified associations between self-presentation and symptoms of depression and anxiety, as well as a general measure of quality of life. Methods This study employs a cross-sectional survey-based design. A total of 513 (56%) students enrolled at a senior high school in Norway participated. The mean age of the participants were 17.1 years (1.1 standard deviations), and 58% were boys. Associations between focus on self-presentation on social media and symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life were investigated using blobbograms, standardized mean difference and gender-specific linear regression models. Results Overall, a high focus on self-presentation on social media was associated with more mental health problems and reduced quality of life. The strength of the associations with symptoms of depression (0.64 standardised mean difference (SMD)) and anxiety (0.60 SMD) was medium to large, while it was medium for quality of life (-0.45 SMD). In gender-stratified analyses, the association was similar for boys and girls in relation to symptoms of anxiety. For symptoms of depression, the association was stronger for girls compared to boys. Focus on self-presentation on social media was only significantly associated with quality of life among girls. Conclusions In sum, our findings are preliminary evidence of a medium strong relationship between focus on self-presentation on social media and symptoms of anxiety and depression for both genders, albeit with potential important gender differences. Potential implications and public health relevance of the findings are discussed.

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“…Subjective vitality refers to the self-conscious experience of energy and aliveness, and it has been used to assess the positive affective component of subjective well-being [50][51][52]. The subjective vitality scale (SVS) [50] was developed to measure this construct and has been widely used across different cultural contexts and populations, including with university students [50,51,[53][54][55][56].…”

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Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students

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Satisfaction with life (SWL) and subjective vitality (SV) are indicators of subjective well-being and quality of life. University students are at risk of low levels of subjective well-being, and therefore it is necessary to have properly validated tools to assess SWL and SV in this population. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and subjective vitality scale (SVS) in Spanish university students. Participants were 435 undergraduate students enrolled in 50 different courses (M = 20.9 years, SD = 2.1; female students = 71.2%). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the structure of the scales. Internal consistency, criterion and discriminant validity were also evaluated. Results confirmed the 5-item model of the SWLS (NNFI = 0.975, CFI = 0.987, RMSEA = 0.076) and the six-item model of the SVS (NNFI = 0.980, CFI = 0.988, RMSEA = 0.102). Internal consistency was excellent in both scales. The SWLS and the SVS were significantly associated, and students with low self-esteem showed lower SWL and SV, indicating good criterion and discriminant validity. These findings support the use of the SWLS and SVS for the assessment of subjective well-being in higher education context.

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“…Self-esteem is a value or assessment that an individual attaches to himself and is expressed through an attitude towards him. Researches show that individual self-esteem is related to the level of happiness (Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, & Vohs, 2003;Hwang & Lee, 2015;Jang & Cho, 2018;Yuki, Sato, Takemura, & Oishi, 2013). The self-esteem which is high in individuals can lead to positive feelings in the individual himself.…”

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The Self-Esteem among Non-Materialistic Individuals

Hasanah¹

2019

Proceedings of the 4th ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2018)

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Self-esteem is one of the psychological aspects that humans need in order to be happy. Unfortunately, various studies have shown that a person's level of self-esteem is directly proportional to the level of materialism. Many studies have also found that materialism does not bring happiness to individuals. Therefore, the understanding of materialism needs to be resisted; one of them is by having a broad insight into various understandings or holding tightly identical non-materialist Indonesian culture. The results have shown that the three respondents who often read critical books or against general ideology (materialist) and the respondents who held their culture tightly did not associate their selfesteem with the material.

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Self-esteem moderates the influence of self-presentation style on Facebook users’ sense of subjective well-being

Cited by 54 publications

References 67 publications

Through the Looking Glass of Social Media. Focus on Self-Presentation and Association with Mental Health and Quality of Life. A Cross-Sectional Survey-Based Study.

Through the Looking Glass of Social Media. Focus on Self-Presentation and Association with Mental Health and Quality of Life. A Cross-Sectional Survey-Based Study.

Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Vitality Scales in Spanish University Students

The Self-Esteem among Non-Materialistic Individuals

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