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Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK
Institution:1. Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK;2. Faculty of Business & Law, UWE, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK;3. Dept. of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India;4. Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;1. Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Hofstra University, 11501, USA;2. H. John Heinz III College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 15213, USA;1. IMT Atlantique, LEMNA, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, BP 20722, 44307 Nantes Cedex 3, France;2. University of Nantes, LEMNA, SKEMA Business School, Chemin de la Censive du Tertre, BP 52231, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France;3. University of South Florida, Muma College of Business, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, BSN 3403, Tampa, FL 33620, USA;1. AG Corporate Semantic Web, Institute of Computer Science, Free University of Berlin, Germany;2. Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis Campus, 1000 LaSalle Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA;3. Montpellier Business School, Montpellier Research in Management, 2300 Avenue des Moulins, 34185 Montpellier, France;1. School of Business & Economics, North South University, Bangladesh;2. Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, India;3. Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;4. Human, Environment & Resource Development for Society (HERDS), Bangladesh;5. Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada;6. College of Business Administration, King Saudi University, Saudi Arabia;7. Bangladesh Police, Government of Bangladesh, Bangladesh;8. Faculty of Business, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada;1. Department of Biology, 308 Clapp Hall, Case WesternReserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7080, USA;2. Cramer Fish Sciences, 13300 New Airport Road, Suite 102, Auburn, CA 95602, USA;3. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, 348 Manter Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0188, USA;1. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, 02-44, 31 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637718, Singapore;2. Bradley University, Department of Communication, United States;3. Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, United States
Abstract:The present paper explores the relationship between nature of Facebook usage, non-directional comparisons and depressive syndromes. The extant research on linkage between social media usage and mental health is inconclusive. The paper uses data collected through an online survey of 399 Facebook users in the UK. A Facebook frequency rating scale was developed and validated as a part of the study. The Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure was modified and used to measure social comparison. The depressive syndromes were captured by the modified Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The Rank Theory of Depression was used a guiding framework. The data collection had focused on the 20–29 year olds, as justified by the literature.The study found a negative relationship between active Facebook use and non-directional social comparisons. The relationship was reversed in the case of passive usage. There is small but significant causal linkage between increased non-directional social comparisons and depressive symptoms among the users.
Keywords:Non-directional social comparison  Facebook usage  Depressive symptoms  Mental health  Social media platforms
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