dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Maes, Marlies | |
dc.contributor.author | Klundert, Silke van de | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-07T08:11:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-07T08:11:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/44511 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous research indicates that passive use of social networking sites (SNSs) negatively
affects self-esteem. However, no clear explanation for this relation has yet been found.
Therefore, the current study investigated the relation between passive SNS use and selfesteem among Dutch adolescents, and whether upward comparison and Fear of Missing Out
(FoMO) could explain this relation. Longitudinal data from the Digital Youth Project
collected in 2017/2018 were used. The data were collected using annual online surveys. The
sample included 1372 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17 (M = 13.61, SD = 1.18).
Against expectations, passive SNS use was not associated with later self-esteem in
adolescents. Upward comparison and FoMO could therefore not explain this relation.
However, the results showed that a higher degree of upward comparison and a higher degree
of FoMO are both associated with lower self-esteem in adolescents. These findings implicate
that the passive type of SNS use might not determine negative SNS effects on adolescents’
self-esteem. Instead, future research should focus on examining individual characteristics that
determine negative or positive effects of SNS use on self-esteem and general well-being of
adolescents. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | In this thesis, the influence of passive social networking site use on adolescents' self-esteem is examined. Because the existing literature does not provide a clear explanation for this relation, two potential explanatory mechanisms were investigated: upward comparison and the fear of missing out. | |
dc.title | The Influence of Passive Social Networking Site Use on Self-Esteem: TheMediating Role of Upward Comparison and FoMO | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | adolescents; passive SNS use; upward comparison; FoMO; self-esteem | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Youth Studies | |
dc.thesis.id | 20735 | |