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The role of sex differences in the relation between social media use and self-compassion : a pilot study
Jaeschke, D.S. (2022) The role of sex differences in the relation between social media use and self-compassion : a pilot study.
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| Abstract: | While researchers suggest strong associations between self-compassion and mental health, self-compassion develops differently in females and males. Therefore, the study first aims to explore to what extent a person’s self-compassion level and social media use are associated on the state-level is perceived by females and males. A structured and repeated-measurement sampling study was conducted amongst young adults (n = 23), utilizing, the Self-Compassion Scale Short-Form (SCS-SF), and two self-developed questionnaire assessing time spent and the number of social media and self-compassion. Fluctuations in social media consumption and self-compassion between individuals were indicated on the state-level. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation between trait-self-compassion and state self-compassion, as well as for trait and state-level of social media consumption, was found. A non-significant correlation was demonstrated between social media use and self-compassion on the trait-level. The Linear Mixed Model Analysis indicated a non-significant correlation between social media use and self-compassion and thus merely a sub-tle difference in females and males could be found in this relation, demonstrating a positive correlation for females and a negative one for males. Researchers and practitioners should take the relation between social media use and self-compassion into account in future studies and interventions focused on self-compassion, while in addition investigating the difference between females and males in a deeper way to find the causes behind it. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/93141 |
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