The mediating effect of relatedness on Facebook use and self-esteem

• Main Authors: Abellera, Nadine Angeli C., Ouano, Jerome A., Conway, Gail D., Camilotes, Liza Mae C., Doctor, Hannah Mae L.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Social media > Psychological aspects; Positive psychology; Self-esteem; Interpersonal relations; Psychology; Social Media
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11899
• Institution: De La Salle University

Facebook, a popular social networking site, can serve as a venue for the enhancement of self-esteem. Why this happens remains unclear. Drawing from Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory, the present study investigated the effect of Facebook use on self-esteem as mediated by relatedness....