Friendship Quality and Social Media + Well Being Flashcards
what does greater computer use predict for girls and what hypothesis and is consistent with
- better friendship quality
Stimulation hypothesis (better for everyone)
and rich get richer
wb boys
- Greater computer use with friends (& online chat) → better friendship quality
- But only for those high in social anxiety!
support for social compensation hypothesis
why the gender difference ?
- Activity online
- Differences in communication
how/when did they test Ps
completed a survey in grade 9 and then again in grades 11 and 12
Psychosocial purposes of friendships:
- Enhance development of social skills, intimacy, empathy, perspective-taking skills and conflict resolution
- Adolescent friendships have been found to be reliable predictors of overall well-being, as well as self-esteem and social adjustment during adolescence and adulthood
effects of using computer more with friends
- more positive friendship quality
- larger social network
- more time with friends
- decreases in loneliness
how do boys generally develop friendships
Boys → shared activities and interests
wb girls
Girls → discussion (talking, gossiping, sharing compliments) and personal disclosure behaviours
Procedure
self-report questionnaire
- how often they used computers with friendship either in-person or online
- use of online chatting
- involvement in organizes sports
- friendship quality
- social anxiety-related symptoms
did sports compensate for social anxiety
For both adolescent girls and boys, participating in organized sports did NOT compensate for social anxiety
limits
self-report (phrasing -> close ended)
how does passive vs active phone use predict well being WTHIN INDIVIDUALS
passive -> negative
active -> positive
OVERALL AVERAGE
no pattern
which apps did they specifically compare
whatsapp and IG
Overall social media use
Adolescents’ well-being did not increase or decrease at moments when they had used social media, either in a passive or active way.
