Ever since the emergence of social networking sites (SNSs), it has remained a question without conclusive answer whether SNSs make people more or less lonely. To achieve better understanding, researchers need to move beyond studying overall SNS usage. In addition, is necessary attend personal attributes as potential moderators. Given that provide rich opportunities for comparison, one highly relevant personality trait would be comparison orientation (SCO), and yet this attribute been...

The puzzle of whether digital media are improving or harming psychological well-being has been plaguing researchers and the public for decades. Derived from richness theory, this study proposed that phone calls texting improve well-being, while use social network sites (SNSs), instant messaging (IM), online gaming may displace other contacts and, thereby, impair well-being. To test hypothesis, a meta-analysis 124 studies was conducted. results showed were positively correlated with whereas...

Mobile games such as Pokémon Go have become a major form of entertainment, and yet little is known about why people play the how their motives associate with well-being. Although literature on for playing video online informative, findings may not reflect full spectrum mobile gaming due to some unique affordances (e.g., mobility). To catch up evolving context, popular game, Go, was taken an example explore individuals' motives. A Motive Scale developed. Seven were identified through factor...

Communication technologies are widely used to manage interpersonal relationships, but little is known about which media most useful at different stages of relationship development, and how the pattern usage may be influenced by contextual factors or users’ gender. Drawing on theories this study examined patterns among 34 college students participating in six geographically stratified focus group interviews. Analyses revealed a sequence use tied development − from Facebook early instant...

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Asians and Asian Americans have been experiencing an uptick discrimination. With most people months lockdowns, social media may become a particularly important tool in people's coping with Grounded multiactivity framework use, this study explored whether experience discrimination was associated more use among how adaptive for their well-being during COVID-19. A sample 242 Asians/Asian residing United States (Mage = 32.88, SD 11.13; 48 percent female) completed...

The current landscape of communication technologies is characterized by a wide variety choices. As each medium provides different affordances, may occupy niche and be used in relationships. Drawing on the theory niche, we did meta-analysis involving 27 effect sizes from 22 independent samples to test correlation between media selection/use friendship closeness. Results showed that 5 channels filled 2 closeness niches. Mobile phone calls texting had stronger positive correlations with than...

Research shows use of social media (SM) has important implications for college adjustment. However, most studies only focused on Facebook and did not attend to specific patterns. Drawing the activity-audience framework literature adjustment, we examined associations between Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Regression cluster analyses survey data from 257 undergraduates (Mage = 19.48) showed that SM interactants had stronger more consistent with adjustment than activities. Using Instagram...

Background The perceived threat of a contagious virus may lead people to be distrustful immigrants and out-groups. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, salient politicized discourses blaming Chinese for spreading have fueled over 2000 reports anti-Asian racial incidents hate crimes in United States. Objective study aims investigate relationships between news consumption, trust, intergroup contact, prejudicial attitudes toward Asians Asian Americans residing States during pandemic. We compare how...

Social networking sites, first embraced by youth, have become increasingly popular among older generations. With more parents joining the young people today are likely to encounter their on these platforms. However, there is limited information about how youth respond changing landscape, especially during transition a residential college, when parental support particularly important but parent-child interaction may be disrupted geographical distance. Drawing literature of college transition,...

Background Media coverage and scholarly research have reported that Asian people who reside in the United States been targets of racially motivated incidents during COVID-19 pandemic. Objective This study aimed to examine types discrimination worries experienced by Asians Americans living pandemic, as well factors were associated with everyday experience concerns about future community may face. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was conducted. total 235 identified themselves or...

Background Adolescent mental health concerns are rising in the United States, with social media often cited as a contributing factor, although research findings remain mixed. A key limitation is simplistic view of use, which fails to consistently predict well-being. Scholars call for more nuanced framework and better understanding how use influences adolescent through various psychosocial mechanisms. Objective Using Multidimensional Model Social Media Use, we explored 4 activities content...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Adolescent mental health concerns are rising in the United States, with social media often cited as a contributing factor, although research findings remain mixed. A key limitation is simplistic view of use, which fails to consistently predict well-being. Scholars call for more nuanced framework and better understanding how use influences adolescent through various psychosocial mechanisms. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> Using Multidimensional Model Social...

Background The COVID-19 outbreak has spurred increasing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia in the United States, which might be detrimental to psychological well-being of Asian people living States. Objective We studied three discrimination-related variables, including (1) experience discrimination, (2) worry about (3) racism-related social media use during pandemic among Asians examined how these variables were related depression, association between depression was moderated by personal...

Phone use during face-to-face interactions has become increasingly common in adolescents’ social lives, but the mechanisms through which behavior is associated with socioemotional wellbeing remain understudied. Drawing on frameworks of digital multitasking (DSMT) and stress, this study examined whether how three types stress (availability connection overload, fear missing out) mediated association between phone friendships (depressive symptoms friendship quality) among adolescents. A sample...