Young Indians, social media, and COVID-19: Study on the relation between engagements on social media and mental well-being during the pandemic

Rajan, Benson, Nair, Pooja and Venkataraman, Saindhavi (2022) Young Indians, social media, and COVID-19: Study on the relation between engagements on social media and mental well-being during the pandemic. Psychology of Popular Media, 11 (3). pp. 281-284. ISSN 2689-6575

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Abstract

As the people around the globe suffered physically, relationally, emotionally, and financially in response to the COVID-19 crisis and accompanying social distancing mandates, they often turned to social media to cope. This study used an online survey to understand the relationships between social media engagement, loneliness, well-being, perceived social support, and social comparison with an Indian sample (N = 364). Correlations showed significant associations between all variables of interest, with the exception of social media engagement and perceived social support. Partial correlations revealed that an association between social media engagement and loneliness disappeared when social comparison orientation was controlled for; however, an inverse relationship between social media engagement and well-being remained, even when social comparison orientation was accounted for.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Well-being | Loneliness | Young Indians | Social comparison | Social support
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Psychology > Social Psychology
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Health (Social sciences)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Journalism, News and Media
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of Journalism & Communication
Depositing User: Mr. Syed Anas
Date Deposited: 12 Apr 2022 04:31
Last Modified: 22 Feb 2023 08:47
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000404
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/2288

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