Articles week 7

Question 1

In Kross et al (2021) … argued that life is like a dramatic performance. What did he mean by this?

Answer 1

Erving Goffman. Basically we spend much of our time trying to manage what others think of us.

Question 2

What are the two psychological processes discussed in Kross et al (2021)?

Answer 2

Kross et al (2021)
1. Self-presentation
2. Sharing emotions

Question 3

What is the working theory in the psychological process: Self-presentation, and how can it have positive and negative result? Kross et al (2021)

Answer 3

Social comparison. We get positive results because it provides us with useful information about how we are stacked up to our peers.

Negative result is when we compare ourselves to people on social media who are outperforming us. (social upward comparison)

Question 4

What is the working theory in the psychological process: Sharing emotions, and how can it have positive and negative result? Kross et al (2021)

Answer 4

Bonding social capital. It create a positive result because people can share their emotions and get support through social media.

Negative result: sharing feelings can lead to cyberbullying because it’s a sign of vulnerability for some people.

Question 5

What is the author that argues these three pathways?
1. Person-centered interventions: focus on changing how people use social media to enhance well-being. -> Potential ways of communicating this information include instructing individuals directly, relaying information through parents, teachers, or supervisors.
2. Platform-centered interventions involve changing the way that social media platforms function (with user content) to enhance their likelihood of promoting well-being.
3. The person + platform intervention pathway involves examination of the effects of both kinds of intervention together.

Answer 5

Kross et al (2021)

Question 6

What is the difference between ‘bonding social capital’ & ‘bridging social capital’?

Answer 6

Bonding social capital is sharing emotions with people who are close, while bridging social capital is sharing emotions with people who are distant.

Question 7

Form which article are these findings?
1. Most of the existing studies are cross-sectional
2. Over-reliance on self-report measures
3. Lack of focus on mediators and explanations
4. Limited attention to risk and protective factors

Answer 7

Valkenburg et al (2022)

Question 8

Which gaps did Valkenburg et al (2022) identify in the studied reviews and what are their suggestions?

Answer 8

Valkenburg et al (2022) suggestions are the following (1) conduct longitudinal studies (2) reduce self-report measures on SMU (3) investigate mediators and mechanisms.