The Effect of an Extensive Use of Social Media on Psychological Measures: Self-Esteem, Interaction Anxiousness and Internet Addiction

Authors

  • Turana Aliyeva ADA University, Ahmadbey Aghaoglu str. 61, Baku, 1008. Azerbaijan

Keywords:

self-esteem, internet addiction, anxiety levels, psychological measures

Abstract

This study is an attempt to examine the relationship between the use of internet/social media, self-esteem, and anxious feelings in the process of social face-to-face interactions with others. In addition, gender differences and social-economic status of study participants was examined during the analysis. Study participants were recruited via convenience sampling (students taking psychology course) and a quantitative online questionnaire was sent to the participants (N=66) over 16 years old. A Pearson bivariate correlation determined a negative relationship between social media use and self-esteem in study participants. Self-esteem decreases as the study participant reports higher levels of internet addiction. Gender based mean differences for the extended use of social media and the levels of self-esteem were not found to be statistically significant. However, there were evident gender based differences for the levels of anxiety. The levels of interaction anxiousness of female study participants were higher compared to male participants.   Study failed to determine differences between study sample’s levels of anxiety, self-esteem and their self-reported socio-economic status. Further implications are discussed throughout.

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2022-06-16

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Turana Aliyeva. (2022). The Effect of an Extensive Use of Social Media on Psychological Measures: Self-Esteem, Interaction Anxiousness and Internet Addiction. International Journal of Social Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 14(1), 1–14. Retrieved from https://ijsscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Social_Science_Journal/article/view/1032

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