Adolescents' differential responses to social media browsing: Exploring causes and consequences for intervention

Weinstein, Emily

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.038

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“…Perhaps due to the high visuality and positive self-presentation tendencies of SNSs (Vogel and Rose, 2016), passive SNS browsing, as a whole, is linked to poorer well-being, including greater depressed mood Eggermont, 2016, 2017, for girls only;Escobar-Viera et al, 2018;Burnell et al, 2019;Thorisdottir et al, 2019;but see Beyens et al, 2020) and loneliness (Frison and Eggermont, 2020). Experimental studies in which participants browse content preselected by the researchers (which usually exemplifies especially highly positive self-presentation) have found that Instagram browsing can decrease positive mood, particularly for those who are likely to compare themselves to this content (Weinstein, 2017;de Vries et al, 2018), and can also increase negative mood (Brown and Tiggemann, 2016;Weinstein, 2017). Experiments with "real" SNS content (in which participants log into their personal SNS account and browse others' content) have thus far focused on Facebook, and have found that browsing Facebook can increase negative mood (Fardouly et al, 2015), and decrease positive mood (Yuen et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, empirical evidence suggests that younger adults are more likely to report experiencing FoMO (Przybylski et al, 2013;Blackwell et al, 2017). As it is well-established in experimental studies that the negative effects of browsing are exacerbated for those who engage in social comparison (Vogel et al, 2015;Weinstein, 2017;de Vries et al, 2018;Alfasi, 2019), we focused specifically on FoMO in the current research, which has yet to be explored as a moderator.…”

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Browsing Different Instagram Profiles and Associations With Psychological Well-Being

Burnell

George

Underwood³

2020

Front. Hum. Dyn.

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Social networking sites (SNSs) may be transforming young people's social experiences, and browsing SNSs in particular may harm psychological well-being. However, browsing different types of SNS profiles may differentially relate to psychological well-being. In a large and ethnically diverse sample of emerging adults (N = 405), this experimental study examined changes in state affect and self-perceptions after browsing one of three different types of profiles on Instagram: an acquaintance, an influencer, or one's own profile. Moreover, this study investigated how individual characteristics may moderate relations between browsing and well-being, by exploring feedback seeking behaviors and the fear of missing out. Browsing one's own Instagram profile led to positive changes in psychological well-being, whereas browsing the profile of either an acquaintance or an Instagram influencer led to negative changes in psychological well-being. Many observed effects, especially those found for the acquaintance and influencer conditions, were moderated by participants' dispositional levels of the fear of missing out and feedback seeking, in which effects were primarily observed for those higher in these characteristics. Findings suggest that SNSs may have positive or negative effects on well-being depending on who is online and what those individuals are browsing.

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Section: Browsing Others' Profilesmentioning

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Section: Individual Differencesmentioning

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Browsing Different Instagram Profiles and Associations With Psychological Well-Being

Burnell

George

Underwood³

2020

Front. Hum. Dyn.

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“…An empirical study of the effect of Instagram browsing on affect in just more than 500 adolescents found that randomization to conditions that provided greater contextual awareness regarding posts by others mitigated against postbrowsing negative affect in teens who reported higher levels of negative social comparison. 54 Sleep hygiene measures specific to social media and smartphone usage are crucial, as several studies have shown that increased smartphone use can disrupt sleep and shorten sleep duration. These would include avoiding use of electronic screens within 1 to 2 hours before bedtime, and not having portable, screen-based media devices in bedrooms overnight.…”

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Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health

Abi-Jaoude

Naylor

Pignatiello

2020

CMAJ

333

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Evidence from a variety of cross-sectional, longitudinal and empirical studies implicate smartphone and social media use in the increase in mental distress, self-injurious behaviour and suicidality among youth; there is a dose-response relationship, and the effects appear to be greatest among girls.• Social media can affect adolescents' self-view and interpersonal relationships through social comparison and negative interactions, including cyberbullying; moreover, social media content often involves normalization and even promotion of self-harm and suicidality among youth.• High proportions of youth engage in heavy smartphone use and media multitasking, with resultant chronic sleep deprivation, and negative effects on cognitive control, academic performance and socioemotional functioning.

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“…Consistent with these correlational findings, experimental research has demonstrated negative effects on well-being and body confidence of viewing Instagram feeds. For example, following browsing of simulated Instagram feeds which featured gender-matched profiles of a teen model (female) or teen athlete (male), mid-adolescent American girls and boys experienced adverse effects on their positive and negative affect 40. Specifically, participants who engaged in negative social comparisons while viewing the Instagram profiles had lower positive affect and higher negative affect after viewing the images 40.…”

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“…For example, following browsing of simulated Instagram feeds which featured gender-matched profiles of a teen model (female) or teen athlete (male), mid-adolescent American girls and boys experienced adverse effects on their positive and negative affect 40. Specifically, participants who engaged in negative social comparisons while viewing the Instagram profiles had lower positive affect and higher negative affect after viewing the images 40. Although the proportion of images that were selfies versus non-selfie profile images on these Instagram feeds was not specified in this research, it is likely that they contained a high number of selfies, as this is typically the case with Instagram profiles 41.…”

Section: Impact Of Selfie Practices On Well-being and Body Confidencementioning

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<p>How do “selfies” impact adolescents’ well-being and body confidence? A narrative review</p>

McLean¹,

Jarman²,

Rodgers³

2019

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Social media use has grown rapidly in recent years, with one of the most popular activities for young people being the taking, sharing, and browsing of digital self-photos, known as selfies. However, research has only recently begun to investigate selfies, and little is known about selfie practices in adolescents, or the associations between these practices and well-being and body confidence. This paper aimed to address this gap and conduct a narrative review of selfie practices and the relationships with well-being and body confidence in adolescents. No studies were found reporting on selfie practices and these relationships among children. However, taking selfies appears to be common practice among adolescents, although posting selfies online is less frequent. The studies reviewed indicate that certain aspects of selfie behaviors may be more problematic than others. Specifically, viewing selfies online appears to have a negative impact on adolescents' well-being and body confidence, at least in the short term in experimental contexts. Moreover, seeking and placing importance on feedback from others may also be a harmful aspect of selfie practices. Finally, consistent with research examining social media, social comparison has been identified in this emerging body of research as a potential mechanism which links selfie engagement to well-being and body confidence. To further advance understanding of the correlates and effects of selfie practices, research with children and with boys, and research focused on a wider range of indicators of well-being, is needed. Most importantly, prospective research is required to examine the directionality of links between selfie practices and well-being and body confidence.

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Adolescents' differential responses to social media browsing: Exploring causes and consequences for intervention

Cited by 71 publications

References 37 publications

Browsing Different Instagram Profiles and Associations With Psychological Well-Being

Browsing Different Instagram Profiles and Associations With Psychological Well-Being

Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health

<p>How do “selfies” impact adolescents’ well-being and body confidence? A narrative review</p>

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