Are you Instagram-official? - Love, Social Media, and their Impact on Each Other
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social media / Instagram / Facebook / interpersonal relationships / romantic relationships / break-up / self-presentation / signalling theory
Are you Instagram-official? - Love, Social Media, and their Impact on Each Other
Have you ever thought about the criteria used for being recognized as an official couple on social media? Maybe you felt annoyed when your partner’s new profile picture had been liked by his/her ex? Maybe you used social media after a break-up to snoop on someone you suspected to be your successor? If the answer is yes at least once, you certainly accept the importance of investigating these questions empirically....
/ moreDoes social media usage really make people miserable? Fact-checking claims about the psychology of Facebook
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social media / Facebook / well-being / happiness / mental health
Does social media usage really make people miserable? Fact-checking claims about the psychology of Facebook
There’s been a lot of talk in the news recently about Facebook, and much of the discussion has centered on Facebook’s role in politics and journalism and user privacy. But there are other discussions about Facebook’s product itself, focusing on users’ well-being and psychological health. Specifically, some political commentators...
/ moreSelfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women
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social media / self-concept / self-esteem / body image / Facebook
Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women
Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook have become ingrained in the lives of countless individuals. With adolescents and young adults, particularly young women, being the primary users of such platforms, it is an important question whether social media use has an impact on self-concept, self-esteem, body image, and body dissatisfaction. Researchers have...
/ moreLook at me! (Or don’t): Of society and showing off on Facebook
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self-promotion / Facebook / social networking sites / culture / relational mobility
Look at me! (Or don’t): Of society and showing off on Facebook
Shameless self-promotion on Facebook. Love it or hate it, there’s always someone doing it. And many of us are guilty of it. But why do we do it? Comparing Facebook users in the US and Japan, I suggest it’s the power of the social context that may determine who struts their stuff, and why. / more