The relationship between social media use and self-esteem : gender difference and the effects of parental support

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ingólfsdóttir, Hanna Rún
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Self-esteem is one of the most common constructs studied regarding adolescence. Selfesteem is defined as one ́s sense of pride, positive evaluation or self-respect. Research has shown that self-esteem increases throughout childhood but decreases in adolescence, though the decrease is greater for girls. Recently the use of social media has increased dramatically, and research on how self-esteem can be impacted has become more common. Research has shown that girls often report lower self-esteem than boys and also that those who spend more time on social media report lower self-esteem. Present study analysed how gender and hours spent on social media could impact adolescents ́ self-esteem. The survey was conducted by ICRSA in February 2016 and was a quantitative cross-sectional study. Total number of participants was 10,687, however, a random sample of 2039 participants was used. The total response rate nationwide was 86%. Results showed that girls had lower self-esteem than boys, and that those who spent most time on social media had lower self-esteem. The results are analogous to previous research. It can be concluded that girls are more likely to have low self-esteem than boys. Furthermore, to spend a lot of time on social media can impact adolescents ́ self-esteem.
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