| Title |
Using Social Media for Social Comparison and Feedback-Seeking: Gender and Popularity Moderate Associations with Depressive Symptoms
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| Published in |
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10802-015-0020-0 |
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| Authors |
Jacqueline Nesi, Mitchell J. Prinstein |
| Abstract |
This study examined specific technology-based behaviors (social comparison and interpersonal feedback-seeking) that may interact with offline individual characteristics to predict concurrent depressive symptoms among adolescents. A total of 619 students (57 % female; mean age 14.6) completed self-report questionnaires at 2 time points. Adolescents reported on levels of depressive symptoms at baseline, and 1 year later on depressive symptoms, frequency of technology use (cell phones, Facebook, and Instagram), excessive reassurance-seeking, and technology-based social comparison and feedback-seeking. Adolescents also completed sociometric nominations of popularity. Consistent with hypotheses, technology-based social comparison and feedback-seeking were associated with depressive symptoms. Popularity and gender served as moderators of this effect, such that the association was particularly strong among females and adolescents low in popularity. Associations were found above and beyond the effects of overall frequency of technology use, offline excessive reassurance-seeking, and prior depressive symptoms. Findings highlight the utility of examining the psychological implications of adolescents' technology use within the framework of existing interpersonal models of adolescent depression and suggest the importance of more nuanced approaches to the study of adolescents' media use. |
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| United States | 2 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 17% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 891 | 99% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 184 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 124 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 106 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 45 | 5% |
| Researcher | 44 | 5% |
| Other | 119 | 13% |
| Unknown | 278 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 294 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 78 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 47 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 38 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 3% |
| Other | 104 | 12% |
| Unknown | 313 | 35% |
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