Social networking site use and self-esteem: A meta-analytic review

Saiphoo, Alyssa; Halevi, Lilach Dahoah; Vahedi, Zahra

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.109639

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“…Thus, SNS use may help an individual suffering from these deficiencies in reflective functioning to avoid excessive and potentially threatening closeness with others (Liu et al, 2013), making it easier to initiate relationships (e.g., by receiving immediate attention and validation from others via "likes"; Dumas et al, 2017). However, inordinate reliance on online relationships may contribute to the development of problematic SNS use (Marino, Gini, et al, 2018;Saiphoo et al, 2020).…”

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Childhood emotional abuse and problematic social networking sites use in a sample of Italian adolescents: The mediating role of deficiencies in self‐other differentiation and uncertain reflective functioning

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Objective: Childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is associated with various negative mental health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the association between CEA and problematic social networking site (SNS) use in a sample of Italian adolescents.Design: Using structural equation modeling, the study examined whether the relationship between CEA and problematic SNS use was sequentially mediated by self-other differentiation and uncertain reflective functioning in 1308 Italian adolescents (628 males, age range 13-19 years).Results: A history of CEA was positively associated with problematic SNS use. Furthermore, deficiencies in selfother differentiation and uncertain reflective functioning partially mediated the relationship between CEA and problematic SNS use. Conclusions: The present study provides additional insight into the psychological dynamics underpinning problematicThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Childhood emotional abuse and problematic social networking sites use in a sample of Italian adolescents: The mediating role of deficiencies in self‐other differentiation and uncertain reflective functioning

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“…These results are contrary to a recent meta analytic review that analysed the results of 121 studies and reported a significant negative relation between SM and self-esteem, though weak in magnitude. 20 …”

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Higher emotional investment in social media is related to anxiety and depression in university students

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2021

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences

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Objectives Most studies that have reported the adverse effects of social media (SM) usage on mental health have been conducted on adolescents. Additionally, such studies have used frequency or duration as the only indicator of SM usage. The present study aims to relate SM usage (frequency, duration, and emotional investment) with anxiety, depression, and self-esteem in university students. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we adapted a non-probability convenience sampling technique. The data from 893 university students was collected through questionnaires, which were developed in Google forms and their links were shared in social media groups. The study tools used were Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, Social Integration and Emotional Connection subscale of the Social Media Use Integration Scale. We recorded variables for overall SM use (volume and frequency), night-time specific SM usage, emotional investment in SM, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem levels. Based on the scores achieved in SM variables, participants’ data were classified into different quartiles. Results We found a significant positive correlation of emotional investment in SM with anxiety (r = 0.71; p -value < 0.001) and depression (r = 0.72; p -value 0.003). The results of the one-way ANOVA revealed significantly increased anxiety and depression scores ( p -value 0.03 and 0.02, respectively) in quartile four versus quartile one. The probability or likelihood of being anxious and depressed significantly increased by factors of 1.76 and 1.48, respectively with per unit increase in emotional investment in SM. Conclusion Higher Emotional Investment in Social Media is related to Anxiety and Depression in University Students. The probability of being anxious and depressed significantly increases with per unit increase in emotional investment in SM.

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“…Sono in particolare i giovani adulti con fluttuazioni emotive, dubbi su sé stessi e scarsa autostima a farlo. Una bassa autostima (Saiphoo et al, 2020;Subramanian et al, 2014) e difficoltà nella regolazione delle emozioni si associano in generale a un uso problematico dei SN (Marino et al, 2019).…”

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