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Facebook users' engagement and perceived life satisfaction
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Abstract This study extends existing research on Facebook's impact on users' life satisfaction. The results from two surveys of college students demonstrate a tension between Facebook use and users' perceived contentment with their lives. Existing literature indicates students use Facebook to enhance self-es... mehr
This study extends existing research on Facebook's impact on users' life satisfaction. The results from two surveys of college students demonstrate a tension between Facebook use and users' perceived contentment with their lives. Existing literature indicates students use Facebook to enhance self-esteem, yet the results from this study connect increased Facebook use to lower self-reported levels of happiness. In particular, respondents' interactions with photos and videos increase users' dissatisfaction. This phenomenon may be due to the impact photos have on the ways users engage in social comparisons with Facebook "friends" and the self-construals they create based on these comparisons.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Lebenszufriedenheit; Wahrnehmung; Soziale Medien; Glück; Facebook; Vergleich; Selbstwertgefühl
Klassifikation
Sozialpsychologie
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2015
Seitenangabe
S. 5-16
Zeitschriftentitel
Media and Communication, 3 (2015) 1
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)