Facebook and self-perception: Individual susceptibility to negative social comparison on Facebook

Vries, Dian A. de; Kühne, Rinaldo

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.05.029

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“…The finding that strangers' positive posts diminish positive affect among these individuals high in social comparison orientation, thus, indicates that social comparison in response to strangers' positive posts can decrease positive affect. In line with previous research and theorizing about social media effects, the current study, thus, offers support for the notion that browsing social media has negative consequences when individuals compare themselves to others and conclude they are worse off (Chou & Edge, 2012;de Vries & Kühne, 2015;Fardouly et al, 2015;Haferkamp & Krämer, 2011).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…In survey research among college-aged young adults, social media use was positively related to the belief that others are better off (Chou & Edge, 2012;de Vries & Kühne, 2015). The belief that others are better off, in turn, was negatively related to emotional wellbeing (Feinstein et al, 2013).…”

Section: Social Comparisonmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Whether the emotional consequences of viewing strangers' social media posts are positive or negative, therefore, likely depends on how the viewer processes these posts. The way social information on social media is processed, in turn, is subject to individual differences (de Vries & Kühne, 2015;Lee, 2014;Lup et al, 2015). People differ in the degree to which they compare themselves to others on social media (Lee, 2014) and in the degree to which they feel like they are worse off than others on social media (de Vries & Kühne, 2015;Lee, 2014;Lup et al, 2015).…”

Section: Individual Differences: the Moderating Role Of Social Comparmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The way social information on social media is processed, in turn, is subject to individual differences (de Vries & Kühne, 2015;Lee, 2014;Lup et al, 2015). People differ in the degree to which they compare themselves to others on social media (Lee, 2014) and in the degree to which they feel like they are worse off than others on social media (de Vries & Kühne, 2015;Lee, 2014;Lup et al, 2015). Some people are more likely to compare themselves to others and pay more attention to information that can be used for social comparison in general (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007).…”

Section: Individual Differences: the Moderating Role Of Social Comparmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…On the other hand, other studies suggest that gender plays no significant role in the relationships between media use, social comparison, and body dissatisfaction (de Vries, Peter, de Graaf, & Nikken, 2016;Steers, Wickham, & Acitelli, 2014). For instance, de Vries et al (2015) found no support for a moderating role of gender in the association between SNS use and adolescents' body dissatisfaction.…”

Section: Gender Differencesmentioning

confidence: 93%

The reciprocal and indirect relationships between passive Facebook use, comparison on Facebook, and adolescents' body dissatisfaction

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Eggermont

Frison

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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Cognitive factors underlying the impact of postmigration stressors on subjective well‐being: Well‐being comparisons and self‐efficacy

Churbaji,

Morina

2023

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BackgroundMigration and the resulting challenges in the host country can have a profound impact on the mental health of refugees and intensify preoccupation with one's own well‐being. Yet, cognitive factors underlying the adverse impact of postmigration stressors are poorly understood.ObjectiveWe aimed at exploring the frequency and nature of well‐being comparisons in the context of flight and migration using the Comparison Standards Scale for Well‐being (CSS‐W), which assesses well‐being related social, temporal, counterfactual, criteria‐based and dimensional aversive and appetitive comparisons. We further aimed at examining the mediating role of well‐being comparisons and general self‐efficacy in the relationship between postmigration stressors and psychological well‐being.MethodsWe conducted a survey with 1070 Arabic speaking forcibly displaced people in Germany assessing well‐being comparisons, general self‐efficacy, postmigration stressors, subjective well‐being and social media engagement.ResultsFactor analysis of the CSS‐W yielded a theoretically grounded two‐factor structure proposing an aversive (mostly upward) and an appetitive (mostly downward) comparison factor. Aversive and appetitive comparisons were reported by more than 99% of participants, with temporal comparisons being reported by 98.7% of participants. Postmigration stressors were significantly related to subjective well‐being and aversive well‐being comparisons and general self‐efficacy partially mediated this relationship. Appetitive well‐being comparisons, however, were not significantly related to neither postmigration stressors nor general self‐efficacy.ConclusionAversive well‐being comparisons and general self‐efficacy seem to play a significant role in the adverse effects of postmigration stressors on subjective well‐being. Longitudinal research is needed to examine the directional dynamics between general self‐efficacy, well‐being comparisons and postmigration stressors.

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Facebook and self-perception: Individual susceptibility to negative social comparison on Facebook

Cited by 183 publications

References 23 publications

Social Comparison as the Thief of Joy: Emotional Consequences of Viewing Strangers’ Instagram Posts

Social Comparison as the Thief of Joy: Emotional Consequences of Viewing Strangers’ Instagram Posts

The reciprocal and indirect relationships between passive Facebook use, comparison on Facebook, and adolescents' body dissatisfaction

Cognitive factors underlying the impact of postmigration stressors on subjective well‐being: Well‐being comparisons and self‐efficacy

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