Social Media Use Purposes and Psychological Wellbeing in Times of Crises
56th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2023
; 2023-January:6442-6451, 2023.
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| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2305511
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This study investigates the effect of social media (SM) use purposes and user characteristics on individual psychological wellbeing (PWB) during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Informed by the uses and gratifications theory and PWB research, this study analyzed survey data collected from 282 SM users aged 18 through 59 from a minority-serving university in the United States in March-April 2020. Our quantitative data analysis showed that social media can be used to improve the quality of personal experiences during the COVID-19 crisis through three mechanisms-connectedness (i.e., social), engagement (i.e., collaborative), and entertainment (i.e., hedonic). However, the effect varied by gender, SM usage level, and individual concern about COVID-19 risk. The findings contribute to the literature and offer implications in technology use for enhancing public mental health during crises. © 2023 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.
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56th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2023
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