Social media usage and anxiety: an overview of intermediary factors

SUMMARY

    Many studies confirmed that social media usage, especially harmful social media use behavior is positively related to anxiety. Previous studies have reached a consistent conclusion that social media usage is related to anxiety level, but the reason why social media usage affects anxiety level is not clear. In conclusion, people tend to conduct upward social comparison when they use social media, and upward social comparison positively predicts anxiety. Many researchers confirmed that social media usage would affect anxiety through upward social comparison. Yang`s research showed that upward social comparison in social networks reduced college students` self . . .

     

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