EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON SELF-ESTEEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE By Christina McKee.
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EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON SELF-ESTEEM IN YOUNG PEOPLE
By Christina McKee
INTRODUCTION
• Media use is on the rise
• Don’t know much about the psychological effects
HOW DOES SOCIAL NETWORKING AFFECT THE SELF-ESTEEM OF YOUNG
PEOPLE?
OUTLINE
• Negative Effects of General Exposure
• Specific Negative and Positive Effects
• Correlational and Experimental Designs
• Suggested Conclusions
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE
• Time spent
• Cyber bullying
• Implicit comparisons
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Receiving negative feedback
• Focusing on others’ information*
• High level of investment
LEVEL OF INVESTMENT
• Dedication to the site
• Negative self-esteem
• Depressed mood
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Receiving positive feedback
• Self-presentation
• Focus on close friends
FOCUSING ON CLOSE FRIENDS
• Browse Facebook
• Self-presentation
• Focus on close friends
• Higher self-esteem
Self-Esteem Levels As a Result of Tie Strength
Tie Strength
Self-E
steem
CORRELATIONAL VS. EXPERIMENTAL
CORRELATIONAL DATA
• Most studies correlational
• Limitation: not causal results
• End up with or already have low self-esteem?*
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• Only two of the six studies
• May be more artificial due to high levels of control
• Really use Facebook this way, or only because they were told to?
• STRENGTH OF CORRELATIONS: Naturalistic!
CONCLUSIONS
• Psychological effects of social networking not well known
• Others Negative self-esteem
• Self Positive self-esteem
REFERENCES
• Acar, A. (2008). Antecedents and consequences of online social networking behavior: The case of Facebook. Journal of website promotion, 3(1-2), 62-83.
• Gonzales, A. L., & Hancock, J. T. (2011). Mirror, mirror on my Facebook wall: Effects of exposure to Facebook on self-esteem. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14(1-2), 79-83.
• Neira, B., Corey, J., & Barber, B. L. (2014). Social networking site use: Linked to adolescents' social self‐concept, self‐esteem, and depressed mood. Australian Journal of Psychology, 66(1), 56-64.
• Social Media Use on the Rise Among Seniors - SiteProNews. (2013, August 6). Retrieved December 9, 2014.
• Solis, B. (2012, December 12). Social Media as the Next Web. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
• Steinfield, C., Ellison, N. B., & Lampe, C. (2008). Social capital, self-esteem, and use of online social network sites: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29(6), 434-445.
• Valkenburg, P. M., Peter, J., & Schouten, A. P. (2006). Friend networking sites and their relationship to adolescents' well-being and social self-esteem. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 9(5), 584-590.
• Wilcox, K., & Stephen, A. T. (2013). Are close friends the enemy? Online social networks, self-esteem, and self-control. Journal of Consumer research, 40(1), 90-103.
SELF-ESTEEM AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
• Bridging social capital
• Correlational, longitudinal study
• Strangers for professional purposes
• Those with lower self-esteem benefited most
SELF-ESTEEM AND STRANGERS
• Facebook usage
• Multi-faceted questionnaire
• Including strangers harmful to self-esteem