dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Kester, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Verlaar, Eva | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-21T23:01:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-21T23:01:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/47322 | |
dc.description.abstract | During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media suddenly replaced face-to-face communication
with peers. This might have affected student’s social competence. Social competence affects
the ability to learn through social learning, and is a determining factor for academic
advancement. This study investigates the relation between the intensity of social media use
and change in perceived social competence during COVID-19. Also, the moderating roles of
media motivation and socioeconomic status and mediating role of self-esteem are
investigated. Hereto, a longitudinal design was executed, using data from the Digital Family
project. A questionnaire, measuring Intensity of Social Media Use, Perceived Social
Competence, Media Motivation and Self-esteem was filled in by 206 adolescents. Their
parents provided data about the Socioeconomic Status of the family. The analyses found no
significant relationship between the intensity of social media use and social competence
change. Additionally, the moderation and mediation analyses provided no significant results.
This study provided insight into significant relationships that can be used to help media
literacy initiatives identify factors that contribute to the susceptibility of individuals to media
effects. It is recommended that future research aims to distinguish passive and active media
use when investigating media effects. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | Dit kwantitatieve onderzoek gebruikte secundaire data van het DiFa project om de relatie tussen social media gebruik en verandering in sociale competentie onder adolescenten te onderzoeken. Media motivatie en sociaaleconomische status werden hierbij onderzocht als moderators. Zelfvertrouwen werd onderzocht als mediator. | |
dc.title | The Impact of COVID-19 on the Relation Between Social Media Use and Social
Competence | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | Social competence; social media use; COVID-19; adolescents; longitudinal
study | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Educational Sciences | |
dc.thesis.id | 37288 | |