Gender differences in mediated communication: Women connect more than do men

Social comparisons on social media: The impact of Facebook on young women's body image concerns and mood

“…Social media use is particularly popular among young women (Kimbrough, Guadagno, Muscanell, & Dill, 2013;Muscanell & Guadagno, 2012), a demographic for which body dissatisfaction (i.e., dissatisfaction with one's current physical self) is also particularly problematic (Bearman, Martinez, Stice, & Presnell, 2006;Ricciardelli & McCabe, 2001). Existing research has demonstrated a positive correlation between Facebook usage and body dissatisfaction (Fardouly & Vartanian, 2015;Tiggemann & Miller, 2010;Tiggemann & Slater, 2013, 2014, but there is currently no theoretically-driven experimental research examining Facebook's impact on young women's body image concerns.…”

A randomized trial found online questionnaires supplemented by postal reminders generated a cost-effective and generalizable sample but don’t forget the reminders

“…Previous work has suggested that internet follow-up creates case-mix bias whereby different people respond to particular methods of follow-up [8], A large proportion of the population now have access to the internet. It may no longer be true that those with access to the internet are better educated, younger, wealthier and healthier as was once the case [9], and a recent survey reported similar characteristics of people with and without valid e-mail addresses [10], although a second study found females were more engaged with electronic communication than men [11]. Certainly, web-based questionnaires are only useful in people who are computer literate and who frequently open their mail [12].…”

Uses and Gratifications of digital photo sharing on Facebook

“…For instance, compared to males, females are more frequent users of SNS and display a greater preference for using SNS (Kimbrough et al, 2013;McAndrew & Jeong, 2012).…”

“…Investigating gender differences with regard to SNS has also been actively researched (Barker, 2009;Hargittai, 2007;Kimbrough, Guadagno, Muscanell, & Dill, 2013;McAndrew & Jeong, 2012;Muscanell & Guadagno, 2012;Raacke & Bonds-Raacke, 2008).…”