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The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem
This study investigates the effects of the social comparison orientation in social networking sites on psychological well-being. In particular, it examines the mediation effect of perceived social support and self-esteem in the relationship between social comparison orientation and psychological wel...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556555/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33078053 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01114-3 |
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description | This study investigates the effects of the social comparison orientation in social networking sites on psychological well-being. In particular, it examines the mediation effect of perceived social support and self-esteem in the relationship between social comparison orientation and psychological well-being. Data were collected through an online survey with 236 participants in South Korea. The results showed that social comparison orientation negatively influenced psychological well-being. In the relationship between social comparison orientation and psychological well-being, perceived social support had no mediation effect, self-esteem had a significant negative mediation effect, and perceived social support and self-esteem had a negative serial mediation effect. The social comparison orientation in social networking sites could elicit negative emotions, which decrease perceived social support, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. Theoretical and practical implications as well as suggestions for future studies are discussed in detail. |
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spelling | pubmed-75565552020-10-15 The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem Lee, Jin Kyun Curr Psychol Article This study investigates the effects of the social comparison orientation in social networking sites on psychological well-being. In particular, it examines the mediation effect of perceived social support and self-esteem in the relationship between social comparison orientation and psychological well-being. Data were collected through an online survey with 236 participants in South Korea. The results showed that social comparison orientation negatively influenced psychological well-being. In the relationship between social comparison orientation and psychological well-being, perceived social support had no mediation effect, self-esteem had a significant negative mediation effect, and perceived social support and self-esteem had a negative serial mediation effect. The social comparison orientation in social networking sites could elicit negative emotions, which decrease perceived social support, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. Theoretical and practical implications as well as suggestions for future studies are discussed in detail. Springer US 2020-10-14 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC7556555/ /pubmed/33078053 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01114-3 Text en © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Lee, Jin Kyun The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
title | The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
title_full | The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
title_fullStr | The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
title_full_unstemmed | The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
title_short | The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
title_sort | effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556555/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33078053 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01114-3 |
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