Effects of social media self-efficacy on informational use, loneliness, and self-esteem of older adults

Y Chen, Q Gao - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Social media is convenient for older adults to obtain and share information (ie, informational
use). However, a major barrier to using social media for older adults is their relatively low …

Wellbeing amid digital risks: implications of digital risks, threats, and scams on users' wellbeing

B Dutt - Media and Communication, 2023 - cogitatiopress.com
This study investigates how users perceive their wellbeing amid the risks associated with
digital media use in Norway. According to the literature, some of these risks include digital …

[HTML][HTML] Self-promotion and online shaming during COVID-19: A toxic combination

RK Behera, PK Bala, NP Rana, G Kayal - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A public shaming frenzy has spread through social media (SM) following the instigation of
lockdown policies as a way to counter the spread of COVID-19. On SM, individuals shun the …

The effects of acute social media exposure on body dissatisfaction and eating behavior of male and female students

AE Pink, PXH Lim, AY Sim, BK Cheon - Journal of social and clinical …, 2022 - Guilford Press
Introduction: Experimental research has examined the effect of social media on body
dissatisfaction, but little attention has been given to the impact on eating behavior. Across …

Concern about appearance on social media: Psychometric evaluation and item response theory analysis with Iranian University students

K Orfi, S Ahmadkaraji, H Farahani… - … Journal of Human …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The surge in the popularity of image-based social media (IBSM) raises concerns about its
negative impacts, such as fostering unrealistic beauty and body-shape (BBS) standards and …

Conceptualizing social media contingent self-esteem: Associations between echo chambers, contingent self-esteem, and problematic social media use

A Martinez, LJ Browne, CR Knee - Cyberpsychology: Journal of …, 2024 - cyberpsychology.eu
How social media influences users depends largely on motivations for its use and how the
user interprets social media-facilitated interactions. Contingent self-esteem, a construct …

Meta-analysis of associations between five-factor personality traits and problematic social media use

J Meynadier, JM Malouff, NS Schutte, NM Loi - Current Psychology, 2024 - Springer
This meta-analysis quantified the relationship between the five-factor model of personality
and problematic social media use and identified moderators of this relationship. The …

Examining Social Media Users' Information Avoidance: An Integration of Cognitive Dissonance and Psychological Empowerment

T Zhou, Y Xie - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As a passive information behavior, information avoidance (IA) may undermine the
sustainable development of social media platforms. Previous research has focused on the …

Will people travel because of envy? The influence of travel experience sharing on the post-90s WeChat users

Y Liu, Y Yang, Y Zhang - Current Issues in Tourism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Many people share travel experience on WeChat Moments (WM). At present, most scholars
have analysed the phenomenon from the perspective of destination image construction, but …

Exploring the influence of social media and materialism on impulsive real estate buying decisions among young immigrants in Canada

R Patial, TMR Torres, C Berezan, T Talwar… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of social media and materialism on
impulsive buying decisions and real estate. Furthermore, the paper examines whether social …