Instagram Use, Loneliness, and Social Comparison Orientation: Interact and Browse on Social Media, But Don't Compare

By Chia-chen Yang. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2016

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Fear of missing out (FoMO): A generational phenomenon or an individual difference? (2020, background): “Therefore, promoting alternative approaches to social media engagement that deemphasize social comparisons may be warranted (Yang, 2016).”
The relationship between Instagram use and indicators of mental health: A systematic review (2021, background): “Third, next to intensity of use, Yang (2016) suggested that it may also be important to distinguish between types of Instagram use.”
How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown (2020, neutral): “27 In the current study, three coping strategies using social media are examined based on the BRIEF coping inventory deﬁned by Carver.”
Psychopathological Consequences Related to Problematic Instagram Use Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Moderating Role of Gender (2019, background): “…different problems among males and females including negative mood, body dissatisfaction, depressive symptoms, negative social comparison, loneliness, general and physical appearance anxiety, and lower self-esteem (Brown and Tiggemann 2016; Lup et al. 2015; Sherlock and Wagstaff 2018; Yang 2016).”