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Motivations for Social Media Use: Associations with Social Media Engagement and Body Satisfaction and Well-Being among Adolescents

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Jarman, Hannah K., Marques, Mathew D., McLean, Siân A., Slater, Amy, Paxton, Susan J.·2021·Journal of Youth and Adolescence

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Adolescents are spending considerable time on social media, yet it is unclear whether motivations for social media use drive different forms of social media engagement, and their relationships with body satisfaction and well-being. This study tested a proposed model of the relationships between motivations for social media use, types of social media engagement and body satisfaction and well-being. Responses to an online survey from 1432 Australian adolescents (M age = 13.45 years, SD = 1.14, range 11-17; 55.4% boys) were collected. Structural equational modelling indicates excellent model fit. Specifically, motivations for social media use (information sharing, passing time, escapism, social interaction, social capital and appearance feedback) were associated with engagement (intensity, photo-based use, active use, passive use and liking use) and revealed mixed associations with body satisfaction and well-being. The findings support the importance of considering motivations for social media use in future research.

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Authors: Jarman, H. K., Marques, M. D., McLean, S. A., Slater, A., & Paxton, S. J.
Affiliations: La Trobe University (AU)
University of the West of England (GB)
Corresponding author: Jarman, Hannah K.
ORCID: Jarman, Hannah K.
Marques, Mathew D.
McLean, Siân A.
Slater, Amy
Paxton, Susan J.
Venue: Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2021-01-21
Volume: 50
Issue: 12
Pages: 2279-2293
ISSN: 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
1573-6601
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-020-01390-z
OpenAlex: W3123492860
Cited by: 121
References: 59
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 9
FWCI: 25.97
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Locations: Journal of Youth and Adolescence (publishedVersion)
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Funders: Australian Research Council (DP170100709)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords: social media use, motivations for social media use, social media engagement, body satisfaction, well-being, adolescents, escapism, social interaction, social capital, information sharing
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Australia, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Personal Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Media

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