The mediating role of problematic social media use in the relationship between social avoidance/distress and self-esteem

Ahmed, Oli; Siddiqua, Syeda Jannatun Nayeem; Alam, Najifa; Griffiths, Mark D.

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101485

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“…Despite the evidence that engagement in social media/networking sites may cover the main amount of time spent on smartphones [63,67], the overlap between the two problematic uses is partial, likely because smartphones allow the use of a number of other applications and potentially problematic activities (including web surfing, gaming, series watching, pornography, gambling). Moreover, social media can be also accessed through other mobile devices (such as tablets) [68] and non-mobile ones (such as desktop computers and laptops)-which are not characterized by the same capabilities of smartphones), thus suggesting that the behaviour of social media use, rather than the used medium per se, might be problematic [e.g., 67,69]. However, only a few studies on PSMU reported the preferred device used by participants to access social media [e.g., 70].…”

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The Overlap Between Problematic Smartphone Use and Problematic Social Media Use: a Systematic Review

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Purpose of Review Over the last decade, problematic smartphone use (PSU) and problematic social media use (PSMU) have emerged as new potential problematic behaviours. Several studies have suggested that smartphones are predominantly used for social purposes (i.e., using messaging apps and social networking sites). The aim of the current article is to provide a systematic review of the extant literature that has explicitly analysed the association between PSU and PSMU in order to examine study characteristics in terms of samples analysed and effect sizes of the associations reported. This systematic review is based on the ongoing debate about whether the smartphone can be considered as the medium of one or more problematic activities, including PSMU. Recent Findings Existing evidence suggests that the effect sizes of the associations between PSU and PSMU are medium to large and large across the 13 studies included, with the largest correlations observed between PSU and problematic WhatsApp use or general PSMU. Overall, reviewed results suggest a partial overlap between the two problematic behaviours. Summary PSU and PSMU are overlapped mostly because the smartphone is a common medium to use social media, especially concerning instant messaging apps like WhatsApp. Moreover, PSU should be preferentially studied with a focus on specific types of apps used rather than a more holistic phenomenon.

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“…Similarly, a lack of sleep impacts health and cause depression and anxiety (Garett et al, 2018). These concerns have motivated scholars to investigate the possible connections between wellness and the negative aspects of social media use, such as technostress (Lee et al, 2014), stress and exhaustion (Luqman et al, 2017), compulsive social media use (e.g., Tandon et al, 2020), problematic social media use (e.g., Ahmed et al, 2021), social media addiction (e.g., Lundahl, 2020) and sleep and social relation problems (Salo et al, 2019). Despite the existing findings, which reveal the adverse impact of the dark side behavioural manifestations on social media users' well-being, individuals' engagement with social media platforms has continued to rise in the recent past.…”

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The dark side of social media: Stalking, online self‐disclosure and problematic sleep

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Talwar²,

Kaur

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Int J Consumer Studies

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Social media platforms include social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Snapchat (Kane, 2017). In addition to offering tremendous opportunities for communication, social media also serves as a channel for social change (Yannopoulou et al., 2019) and product promotion (Sreejesh et al., 2020). Though these online modes of communication have transformed the way individuals interact, yet, they have also raised various concerns (Lim et al., 2012). The extensive usage of different social media platforms to satisfy various social needs in the online environment has exposed users to several issues, such as social media fatigue, sleep problems, compulsive use, online regret and fear of missing out (Dhir et al., 2019). These negative outcomes are collectively referred to as the 'dark side' of social media (Baccarella et al., 2018;

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“…Finally, we analyzed how the personal characteristics of self-esteem, self-actualization and materialism affect the status perceptions of others. Existing research explores the detrimental relationship among personality factors such as low self-esteem and problematic social media use (Ahmed et al , 2021; Kircaburun et al , 2019; Schivinski et al , 2020). While these negative aspects should not be left unconsidered, we focus on understanding how individual characteristics affect status perceptions.…”

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Conspicuous consumption of luxury experiences: an experimental investigation of status perceptions on social media

Siepmann

Holthoff

Kowalczuk

2021

JPBM

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Purpose As luxury goods are losing their importance for demonstrating status, wealth or power to others, individuals are searching for alternative status symbols. Recently, individuals have increasingly used conspicuous consumption and displays of experiences on social media to obtain affirmation. This study aims to analyze the effects of luxury and nonluxury experiences, as well as traditional luxury goods on status- and nonstatus-related dimensions. Design/methodology/approach After presenting the theoretical foundation, the authors conduct a study with 599 participants to compare status perceptions elicited by the conspicuous consumption of luxury goods, luxury experiences and nonluxury experiences. The authors investigate whether experiences that are visibly consumed on Instagram are replacing traditional luxury goods as the most important status symbols. Furthermore, the authors examine the effects of the content shown on nonstatus-related dimensions and analyze whether status perceptions differ between female and male social media communicators. Finally, the authors analyze how personal characteristics (self-esteem, self-actualization and materialism) influence the status perceptions of others on social media. Findings The results show that luxury goods are still the most important means of displaying status. However, especially for women, luxury experiences are also associated with a high level of social status. Thus, the results imply important gender differences in the perceptions of status- and nonstatus-related dimensions. Furthermore, the findings indicate that, in particular, the individual characteristics of self-actualization and materialism affect status perceptions depending on the posted content. Originality/value While the research has already considered some alternative forms of conspicuous consumption, little attention has been given to experiences as status symbols. However, with their growing importance as substitutes for luxury goods and the rise of social media, the desire to conspicuously consume experiences is increasing. The authors address this gap in the literature by focusing on the conspicuous display of luxury and nonluxury experiences on social media.

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The mediating role of problematic social media use in the relationship between social avoidance/distress and self-esteem

Cited by 41 publications

References 52 publications

The Overlap Between Problematic Smartphone Use and Problematic Social Media Use: a Systematic Review

The Overlap Between Problematic Smartphone Use and Problematic Social Media Use: a Systematic Review

The dark side of social media: Stalking, online self‐disclosure and problematic sleep

Conspicuous consumption of luxury experiences: an experimental investigation of status perceptions on social media

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