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    The Effect of Instagram on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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    Title
    The Effect of Instagram on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction
    Author
    Dion, Nicole Annette
    Date
    May 2016
    Subject
    Instagram
    life satisfaction
    self-esteem
    Social Comparison Theory
    social media
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/892
    Abstract
    This quasi experiment examined the effects of Instagram, a social media site that consists of posting pictures, on self-esteem and life satisfaction. Specifically, I looked at the effects of following celebrities on Instagram in relation to the ideas of social comparison theory. Traditionally aged college females (N = 51) were assigned to either the control group where they were asked to use Instagram as they normally would, or the experimental group where they were asked to follow 15 specific celebrities for 4-6 weeks. Participants were given a pretest and posttest which included a self-esteem and a life satisfaction survey. There were no statistically significant differences found between the experimental group and the control group, nor between the pretest and posttest scores, and there was no interaction effect between time of measure and experimental group. However, a subgroup of participants that initially followed a minimal amount of celebrities before the experiment showed a decline in their life satisfaction at posttest which approached statistical significance. Further experimental research is needed to confirm that altering one's social comparison group on Instagram can lower life satisfaction among traditionally-aged college females.
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    Gonsalves, Joanna
    Department
    Psychology
    Degree
    Bachelor of Science (BS)
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