Don't put all social network sites in one basket: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and their relations with well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
Masciantonio A, Bourguignon D, Bouchat P, Balty M, Rimé B
PloS one · 59 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
Based on full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2021-03-11 · PLoS One · vol. 16 · issue 3 · p. e0248384
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Cited
- 198 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 51.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 43 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- social network sites, well-being, COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, active vs passive social media use, social support, upward social comparison, envy, life satisfaction, negative affect, positive affect, quarantine
- MeSH
- humans, personal satisfaction, jealousy, motivation, quarantine, social support, adult, middle aged, female, male, young adult, pandemics, social media, social networking, covid-19
5 authors
From FR, BE
- Alexandra Masciantonio · correspondingPsychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs; Université de Lorraine
- David BourguignonPsychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs; Université de Lorraine
- Pierre BouchatPsychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs; Université de Lorraine
- Manon BaltyPsychologie Ergonomique et Sociale pour l'Expérience Utilisateurs; Université de Lorraine
- Bernard RiméUCLouvain
Abstract
Prior studies indicated that actively using social network sites (SNSs) is positively associated with well-being by enhancing social support and feelings of connectedness. Conversely, passively using SNSs is negatively associated with well-being by fostering upward social comparison and envy. However, the majority of these studies has focused on Facebook. The present research examined the relationships between well-being-satisfaction with life, negative affect, positive affect-and using actively or passively various SNSs-Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok-during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, two mediators were tested: social support and upward social comparison. One thousand four persons completed an online survey during the quarantine measures; the analyses employed structural equation modeling. Results showed that passive usage of Facebook is negatively related to well-being through upward social comparison, whereas active usage of Instagram is positively related to satisfaction with life and negative affect through social support. Furthermore, active usage of Twitter was positively related to satisfaction with life through social support; while passive usage was negatively related to upward social comparison, which, in turn, was associated with more negative affect. Finally, TikTok use was not associated with well-being. Results are discussed in line with SNSs' architectures and users' motivations. Future research is required to go beyond methodological and statistical limitations and allow generalization. This study concludes that SNSs must be differentiated to truly understand how they shape human interactions.
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