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Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use

Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use

Dilek Demirtepe-Saygili
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781668455944|ISBN10: 1668455943|EISBN13: 9781668455951
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5594-4.ch053
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Demirtepe-Saygili, Dilek. "Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use." Research Anthology on Combating Cyber-Aggression and Online Negativity, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 1036-1055. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5594-4.ch053

APA

Demirtepe-Saygili, D. (2022). Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Combating Cyber-Aggression and Online Negativity (pp. 1036-1055). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5594-4.ch053

Chicago

Demirtepe-Saygili, Dilek. "Stress, Coping, and Social Media Use." In Research Anthology on Combating Cyber-Aggression and Online Negativity, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1036-1055. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5594-4.ch053

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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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