The effects of social comparison orientation on psychological well-being in social networking sites: Serial mediation of perceived social support and self-esteem
- Authors
- Lee, Jin Kyun
- Issue Date
- 1-Sep-2022
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Social comparison orientation; Psychological well-being; Perceived social support; Self-esteem; Social networking sites; SNSs
- Citation
- CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, v.41, no.9, pp.6247 - 6259
- Journal Title
- CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
- Volume
- 41
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 6247
- End Page
- 6259
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/16152
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12144-020-01114-3
- ISSN
- 1046-1310
- Abstract
- 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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