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Self-esteem as a potential moderator of the relationship between social media use and life satisfaction

Scapim, M.L. (2022) Self-esteem as a potential moderator of the relationship between social media use and life satisfaction.

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Abstract:The growing everyday presence of social media raised the importance of investigating its effects on our well-being. The negative consequences of social media, such as anxiety, depression or poor sleep quality emphasize the need for identifying variables that decrease these effects. Therefore, this paper investigated the relationship between time spent on social media, self-esteem and life satisfaction. It was hypothesized that social media use and life satisfaction are negatively correlated and that self-esteem moderates this relationship. 88 people, ranging in age from 18 to 54 (M = 23.24, SD = 4.75), participated in this study. The results indicate that all three variables are significantly correlated and the first hypothesis has been confirmed. Meaning that more time spent on social media is negatively related to life satisfaction. However, the second hypothesis, that self-esteem functions as a moderator, has been rejected. These findings underline the importance of future research investigating variables that might decrease the negative effects of social media use. Keywords: social media, self-esteem, life satisfaction
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91616
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