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 …

In social media use research on mental health, a comprehensive summary of the
association between social media use and “positive” well-being in all its nuances, including …

Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to
know the world without the internet, and the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to …

Social media technologies (SMTs) are routinely identified as a strong and pervasive threat to
digital well-being (DWB). Extended screen time sessions, chronic distractions via …

While prior research suggests that facial expression influences consumer behavior, it
remains unclear under which conditions specific emotional expressions on social media …

Self-presentation on social network sites (SNS) such as Instagram is often assumed to be
inauthentic or even fake. While authenticity on SNS has been linked to increased well-being …

Well-being and smartphone use are thought to influence each other. However, previous
studies mainly focused on one direction (looking at the effects of smartphone use on well …

Digital inequality scholarship has consistently found that people from varying societal
positions experience digital media in their lives in divergent ways. Therefore, the growing …

The acculturation process of adjusting to life in North America comes with challenges and
often leads to culture shock. To promote subjective well-being, immigrants with an ingroup …

Our research develops a framework that explores how to fuel the climate movement by
accelerating grassroots, community‐based climate action. Drawing on insights from …