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Exploring the “Social” in Social Media: Adolescent Relatedness—Thwarted and Supported

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Do personality characteristics explain the associations between self-esteem and online social networking behaviour?

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Self-compassion moderates the predictive effects of social media use profiles on depression and anxiety

Phillips, W. J., & Wisniewski, A. T. (2021) · Computers in Human Behavior Reports · doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100128 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Use of social network as a coping strategy for depression among young people during the COVID-19 lockdown: findings from the COMET collaborative study

Orsolini, L., Volpe, U., Albert, U., Carmassi, C., Carrà, G., Cirulli, F., Dell’Osso, B. M., Vecchio, V. D., Nicola, M. D., Giallonardo, V., et al. (2022) · Annals of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12991-022-00419-w · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Problematic social media use is associated with depression and similar to behavioral addictions: Physiological and behavioral evidence

Tsilosani, A., Chan, K., Steffens, A., Bolton, T., & Kowalczyk, W. J. (2023) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107781 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Browsing Different Instagram Profiles and Associations With Psychological Well-Being

Burnell, K., George, M. J., & Underwood, M. K. (2020) · Frontiers in Human Dynamics · doi:10.3389/fhumd.2020.585518 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Consuming for content? Understanding social media-centric consumption

Shah, D., Webster, E., & Kour, G. (2022) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113408 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

The Use of Instagram and TikTok in Relation to Problematic Use and Well-Being

Hendrikse, C., & Limniou, M. (2024) · Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science · doi:10.1007/s41347-024-00399-6 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Hunters and Gatherers of Pictures: Why Photography Has Become a Human Universal

Kislinger, L., & Kotrschal, K. M. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.654474 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Problematic Internet Use Among Adolescent Male and Female Psychiatric Inpatients: A Gender Perspective

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SNEFL: Social network explicit fuzzy like dataset and its application for Incel detection

Hajarian, M., Bastanfard, A., Mohammadzadeh, J., & Khalilian, M. (2019) · Multimedia Tools and Applications · doi:10.1007/s11042-019-08057-3 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Photo Activity on Social Networking Sites and Body Dissatisfaction: The Roles of Thin-Ideal Internalization and Body Appreciation

Duan, C., Lian, S.-L., Li, Y., Niu, G., & Sun, X. (2022) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs12080280 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

To Like or Not to Like? An Experimental Study on Relational Closeness, Social Grooming, Reciprocity, and Emotions in Social Media Liking

Stsiampkouskaya, K., Joinson, A., & Piwek, L. (2022) · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · doi:10.1093/jcmc/zmac036 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

The Role of Purpose in the Stress Process: A Homeostatic Account

Burrow, A. L., Hill, P. L., Stanley, M., & Sumner, R. (2023) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104444 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Role of “Likes” and “Dislikes” in Influencing User Behaviors on Social Media

Turel, O., & Qahri‐Saremi, H. (2024) · Journal of Management Information Systems · doi:10.1080/07421222.2024.2340829 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Assessing Instagram Use Across Cultures: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Schaffer, D., & Debb, S. M. (2020) · Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · doi:10.1089/cyber.2019.0247 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Social media attachment: Conceptualization and formative index construction

Baboo, S., Nunkoo, R., & Köck, F. (2021) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.09.064 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Digital media use frequency, online behaviors, and risk for negative mental health in adolescents in high-achieving schools

Moroney, E., Lee, S. S., Ebbert, A. M., & Luthar, S. S. (2022) · Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/13591045221108834 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

The psychological influence of dating app matches: The more matches the merrier?

Thomas, M. F., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2023) · New Media & Society · doi:10.1177/14614448231161598 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

What Message Characteristics Make Social Engineering Successful on Facebook: The Role of Central Route, Peripheral Route, and Perceived Risk

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Instagram selfie-posting and young women’s body dissatisfaction: Investigating the role of self-esteem and need for popularity

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Going public on social media: The effects of thousands of Instagram followers on users with a high need for social approval

Sciara, S., Contu, F., Bianchini, M., Chiocchi, M., & Sonnewald, G. G. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02172-x · Cited by 22 · see citing works

The triangular self in the social media era

Wang, Q. (2021) · Memory Mind & Media · doi:10.1017/mem.2021.6 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Self-Esteem and Real Self and False Self Presentation on Facebook Among Emerging Adults: The Moderating Role of Social Anxiety

Michikyan, M. (2022) · Emerging Adulthood · doi:10.1177/21676968221115330 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Exploration of the association between social media addiction, self-esteem, self-compassion and loneliness

Mitropoulou, E. M. (2024) · Journal of Social Media Research · doi:10.29329/jsomer.2 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

For the love of being liked: a moderated mediation model of attachment, likes-seeking behaviors, and problematic Facebook use

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#selfharn on Instagram: understanding online communities surrounding non-suicidal self-injury through conversations and common properties among authors

Fulcher, J. A., Dunbar, S., Orlando, E. M., Woodruff, S. J., & Santarossa, S. (2020) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/2055207620922389 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Does pressure to gain social media attention have consequences for adolescents’ friendship closeness and mental health? A longitudinal examination of within-person cross-lagged relations

Dumas, T. M., Tremblay, P. F., Ellis, W. E., Millett, G., & Maxwell-Smith, M. A. (2022) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2022.107591 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Students in High-Achieving Schools: Perils of Pressures to Be “Standouts”

Luthar, S. S., Suh, B. C., Ebbert, A. M., & Kumar, N. L. (2020) · Adversity and Resilience Science · doi:10.1007/s42844-020-00009-3 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

How Socially Sustainable Is Social Media Gamification? A Look into Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Hristova, D., & Lieberoth, A. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-68207-1_12 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Shame: Does It Fit in the Workplace? Examining Supervisor Negative Feedback Effect on Task Performance

Zada, S., Khan, J., Saeed, I., Wu, H., Zhang, Y., & Mohamed, A. (2022) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s370043 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

The Effects of Social Feedback Through the “Like” Feature on Brain Activity: A Systematic Review

Dores, A. R., Peixoto, M., Fernandes, C., Marques, A. J., & Barbosa, F. (2025) · Healthcare · doi:10.3390/healthcare13010089 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Social media ills and evolutionary mismatches: a conceptual framework

Lim, A. J., & Tan, E. (2024) · Evolutionary Psychological Science · doi:10.1007/s40806-024-00398-z · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Delay Discounting of Monetary and Social Media Rewards: Magnitude and Trait Effects

van Endert, T. S., & Mohr, P. N. C. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.822505 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Social media feedback and extreme opinion expression

Konovalova, E., Mens, G. L., & Schoell, N. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293805 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

An intertwined perspective on technology and digitised individuals: Linkages, needs and outcomes

Turel, O., Matt, C., Trenz, M., & Cheung, C. M. K. (2020) · Information Systems Journal · doi:10.1111/isj.12304 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

#Likes: Positive Instagram feedback, purpose in life and self-esteem

Zhanna, K. (2019) · eSource (Dublin Business School) · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Social Media and Self-Beliefs

Seilheimer, R. (2019) · Murray State's Digital Commons (Murray State University)

Examining the links between active Facebook use, received likes, self-esteem and happiness: a study using objective social media data

Marengo, D., Montag, C., Sindermann, C., Elhai, J. D., & Settanni, M. (2021) · Telematics and Informatics · doi:10.1016/j.tele.2020.101523 · Cited by 174 · see citing works

The psychology of likes: relevance of feedback on Instagram and relationship to self-esteem and social status

Diefenbach, S., & Anders, L. (2022) · Psychology of Popular Media · doi:10.1037/ppm0000360 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

The Effects of Virtual Likes on Self-Esteem

Desjarlais, M. (2022) · IGI Global eBooks · doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-6307-9.ch007 · Cited by 1 · see citing works