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Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use

Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use

Dilek Demirtepe-Saygili
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781522594123|ISBN10: 1522594124|EISBN13: 9781522594147
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9412-3.ch010
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Demirtepe-Saygili, Dilek. "Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use." The Psychology and Dynamics Behind Social Media Interactions, edited by Malinda Desjarlais, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 241-267. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9412-3.ch010

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Demirtepe-Saygili, D. (2020). Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use. In M. Desjarlais (Ed.), The Psychology and Dynamics Behind Social Media Interactions (pp. 241-267). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9412-3.ch010

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Demirtepe-Saygili, Dilek. "Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use." In The Psychology and Dynamics Behind Social Media Interactions, edited by Malinda Desjarlais, 241-267. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9412-3.ch010

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Abstract

Social media has become a part of people's lives and many psychological processes are suggested to be related with social media use. This chapter examines social media use from a stress and coping perspective. Social media can be a stressor for users with the content of posts they see, with a fear of negative evaluation, as an unhealthy attachment to social media accounts, and as a result of cyberbullying. Social media use can also be a problem-focused coping as a source of information, an emotion-focused coping as a distraction, and a source of social support. Lastly, it can be a predictor or a part of well-being as well as a moderator or mediator between coping and well-being. After elaborating on social media use as a part of the coping process, implications for research and practice are discussed. The key points from a coping viewpoint are specified for users, parents, teachers, and professionals. While problematic use of social media can be part of dysfunctional coping and a worse well-being, healthy use can help individuals deal with stresses and lead to a better well-being.

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