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Unifying the detrimental and beneficial effects of social network site use on self-esteem

  • Previous research offers equivocal results regarding the effect of social networking site use on individuals’ self-esteem. We con- duct a systematic literature review to examine the existing litera- ture and develop a theoretical framework in order to classify the results. The framework proposes that self-esteem is affected by three distinct processes that incorporate self-evaluative informa- tion: social comparison processes, social feedback processing, and self-reflective processes. Due to particularities of the social networking site environment, the accessibility and quality of self- evaluative information is altered, which leads to online-specific effects on users’ self-esteem. Results of the reviewed studies suggest that when a social networking site is used to compare oneself with others, it mostly results in decreases in users’ self- esteem. On the other hand, receiving positive social feedback from others or using these platforms to reflect on one’s own self is mainly associated with benefits for users’Previous research offers equivocal results regarding the effect of social networking site use on individuals’ self-esteem. We con- duct a systematic literature review to examine the existing litera- ture and develop a theoretical framework in order to classify the results. The framework proposes that self-esteem is affected by three distinct processes that incorporate self-evaluative informa- tion: social comparison processes, social feedback processing, and self-reflective processes. Due to particularities of the social networking site environment, the accessibility and quality of self- evaluative information is altered, which leads to online-specific effects on users’ self-esteem. Results of the reviewed studies suggest that when a social networking site is used to compare oneself with others, it mostly results in decreases in users’ self- esteem. On the other hand, receiving positive social feedback from others or using these platforms to reflect on one’s own self is mainly associated with benefits for users’ self-esteem. Nevertheless, inter-individual differences and the specific activ- ities performed by users on these platforms should be considered when predicting individual effects.show moreshow less

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Author details:Hannes-Vincent Krause, Katharina Baum, Annika BaumannORCiDGND, Hanna KrasnovaORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-435037
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43503
ISSN:1866-8364
Title of parent work (German):Postprints der Universität Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
Subtitle (English):a systematic literature review
Publication series (Volume number):Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (567)
Publication type:Postprint
Language:English
Date of first publication:2019/10/22
Publication year:2019
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2019/10/22
Tag:body-image; college-students; facebook use; friends; impact; life satisfaction; media use; online; time spent; validation
Issue:567
Number of pages:39
Source:Media Psychology (2019) DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2019.1656646
Organizational units:Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät
DDC classification:1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
Peer review:Referiert
Publishing method:Open Access
Grantor:Taylor & Francis Open Access Agreement
License (German):License LogoCC-BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell, keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International
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