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Retracted: Digital Communication Media Use and Psychological Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis
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The puzzle of whether digital media are improving or harming psychological well-being has been plaguing researchers and the public for decades. Derived from media richness theory, this study proposed that phone calls and texting improve well-being, while use of social network sites (SNSs), instant messaging (IM), and online gaming may displace other social contacts and, thereby, impair well-being. To test this hypothesis, a meta-analysis of 124 studies was conducted. The results showed that phone calls and texting were positively correlated with well-being, whereas online gaming was negatively associated with well-being. Furthermore, the relationship between digital media use and well-being was also contingent upon the way the technology was used. A series of meta-analyses of different types of SNS use and well-being was used to elucidate this point: interaction, self-presentation, and entertainment on SNSs were associated with better well-being, whereas consuming SNSs’ content was associated with poorer well-being.
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“A power analysis using G*Power based on a small-to-medium effect size (f2 = 0.09) between social media use and each of our dependent variables indicated that a sample size of 200 provides 90 percent power (α = 0.05) to detect a significant effect; we intentionally oversampled and aimed to recruit 250 participants to account for participants who opt out of providing blood samples.”
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“This perspective aligns with the displacement hypothesis, which posits that time spent on social media may have detrimental effects by displacing activities that are beneficial to well-being and health—for example, sleep, exercise, or face-to-face interactions.7,26”
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“Although there is no consensus, a large body of research indicates a small, negative association between social media use and psychological well-being (Liu et al., 2019; Kross et al., 2021; also see Orben et al., 2019).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Liu, D., Baumeister, R. F., Yang, C.-C., & Hu, B.
- Affiliations
- Renmin University of China (CN)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Baumeister, Roy F
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2019-09-01
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 259-273
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2979901578
- Cited by
- 260
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 62 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 19
- FWCI
- 8.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Status
- Retracted
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
- Locations
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities (16JJD860008)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media and Digital Communication
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Keywords
- digital media use, psychological well-being, media richness theory, telephone calls, text messaging, social network sites, instant messaging, online games, self-presentation, media interaction, media use, entertainment use
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