Negative Social Comparison on Facebook and Depressive Symptoms: Rumination as a Mechanism

By B. Feinstein, R. Hershenberg, Vickie Bhatia, Jessica A. Latack, Nathalie Meuwly, J. Davila. 2013

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Social networking sites addiction and adolescent depression: A moderated mediation model of rumination and self-esteem (2018, background): “For example, a series of crosssectional studies find that SNS use is positively related to depression (Feinstein et al., 2013; Nesi & Prinstein, 2015).”
Toward an Integrated and Differential Approach to the Relationships Between Loneliness, Different Types of Facebook Use, and Adolescents’ Depressed Mood (2020, background): “Given that such upward online comparison behaviors have been linked with various negative outcomes, including depressive symptoms (Feinstein & Hershenberg, 2013) and negative emotions (Haferkamp & Krämer, 2011), we can expect a similar negative impact on adolescents’ social support perceptions.”
Upward social comparison on social network sites and depressive symptoms: A moderated mediation model of self-esteem and optimism (2017, background): “Social comparison on SNSs thus involvesmostly upward social comparison, namely, comparingwith thosewho are better off (Feinstein et al., 2013; Vogel, Rose, Roberts, & Eckles, 2014; Vogel et al., 2015), or even envy of others (Tandoc, Ferrucci, & Duffy, 2015).”
The digital revolution and its impact on mental health care. (2019, background): “Indeed, negative social comparisons on social media websites are associated with depression, low self-esteem (Berry et al., 2018; de Vries & Kühne, 2015; de Vries, Möller, Wieringa, Eigenraam, & Hamelink, 2018; Feinstein et al., 2013; Lup, Trub, & Rosenthal, 2015), paranoia (Berry et al.”
How and Why Social Media Affect Subjective Well-Being: Multi-Site Use and Social Comparison as Predictors of Change Across Time (2020, background): “Supporting this reasoning, comparing oneself to others on Facebook has been linked to negative feelings (Fox and Moreland 2015), rumination (Feinstein et al. 2013), lower life satisfaction (Frison and Eggermont 2016b), greater envy (Verduyn et al.”
Impact of Social Media on Self-Esteem (2017, background): “Many researchers have concluded from there researches that high usage of Facebook causes depression and decreased prosperity in individuals (Feinstein et al., 2013).”
Using Social Media for Social Comparison and Feedback-Seeking: Gender and Popularity Moderate Associations with Depressive Symptoms (2015, unknown): “2013), as well as increased rumination and depressive symptoms (Feinstein et al. 2013).”
Who compares and despairs? The effect of social comparison orientation on social media use and its outcomes. (2015, background): “…comparisons that are made using that biased information should differ from in-person social comparisons and involve mostly upward social comparisons to those who are better off on some dimension (Feinstein et al., 2013; Haferkamp & Kramer, 2011; Lee, 2014; Vogel, Rose, Roberts, & Eckles, 2014).”
Instagram #Instasad?: Exploring Associations Among Instagram Use, Depressive Symptoms, Negative Social Comparison, and Strangers Followed (2015, unknown): “22,23 On the other hand, seeing photos of friends and acquain-tances might trigger positive feelings, or at least be coun-terbalanced by knowing how those people actually live, and thus reduce attribution error and thereby negative social comparison.”
Social Media and Depressive Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review (2017, background): “A study of college students (Feinstein et al. 2013) showed that negative comparisons with peers on Facebook leads to rumination, which increases the risk of depression.”