Stress process model : young adults on Instagram, perceived self-discrepancy and psychological distress

• Main Authors: Ng, Jacobbina Jin Wen, Sim, Xinyi
• Other Authors: Jung Jong Hyun
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76444
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There are ample grounds that tie social media use to negative mental health outcomes, including stress, loneliness, anxiety, and depression (see Berryman, Ferguson and Negy 2018; Hunt et al. 2018). Often, evidence indicates that factors such as addiction, cyberbullying, and exposure to traumatising...