Several major theories have been established in research on motivation in education to
describe, explain, and predict the direction, initiation, intensity, and persistence of learning …

This meta-analytic review examines the link between narcissism and aggression, and
whether the link is stronger under provocation conditions. A total of 437 independent studies …

The question whether social media use benefits or undermines adolescents' well-being is
an important societal concern. Previous empirical studies have mostly established across …

Background Social media users are extensively exposed to photographs displaying
idealized self-presentations. This poses a potential threat to youth's appearance self …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Eighteen earlier studies have investigated the associations between social media use
(SMU) and adolescents' self-esteem, finding weak effects and inconsistent results. A viable …

To investigate the normative trajectory of self-esteem across the life span, this meta-analysis
synthesizes the available longitudinal data on mean-level change in self-esteem. The …

This study extends the classic constructive dialogue/debate between self-concept and self-
efficacy researchers (Marsh, Roche, Pajares, & Miller, 1997) regarding the distinctions …

Objectives The objective of the present meta-analysis was to integrate the available
research on associations of parenting styles with self-esteem in children and adolescents …

This study examined specific technology-based behaviors (social comparison and
interpersonal feedback-seeking) that may interact with offline individual characteristics to …