The relationship between social media and self-esteem is complex, as studies tend to find a
mixed pattern of relationships and meta-analyses tend to find small, albeit significant …

Nowadays, people spend long periods on social media, ignoring the implications this carries
in daily life. In this context, the concept of social media literacy, an emerging concept …

Concerns over the harmful effects of social media have directed public attention to media
literacy as a potential remedy. Current conceptions of media literacy are frequently based on …

Background: Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms among young
females. Idealized body images shared on the platform have been associated with lower …

This study modelled the rational factors that predict fake news sharing behaviour. It also
tested the moderating role of social media literacy skills. The focus was on social media …

Social media literacy is assumed to protect adolescents from negative social media effects,
yet research supporting this is lacking. The current three-wave panel study with a four-month …

Unauthentic social media self-presentation practices relate to lower self-esteem, yet
research replicating these findings at the within-person level is lacking. By means of a three …

There are many factors that account for disclosure of private information on social network
sites, but a potentially powerful determinant that remains understudied is social norms …

Background Despite the myriad motor and non-motor challenges associated with
Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis, the hidden issue of stigma may be among the most …

Virtual influencers, digitally-created characters with realistic human-like appearances, have
emerged as a distinctive type of virtual humans prominently featured in various virtual …