Impact of Social Media and Self-Esteem On Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Resilience and Emotional Quotient
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Social media, self-esteem, resilience, well-beingAbstract
In the current digital era, social media platforms have become the essence of one’s existence. Most research has indicated a negative relationship between social media use and self-esteem. Sample of 200 participants were taken and they were assessed on Social Networking Usage Questionnaire (SNUQ), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Connor Davidson Resilience Scale, The Trait Emotional Intelligence Quotionnaire (EQ) Scale, Psychological Well-being. There is also a strong association between social media and self-esteem that social media usage significantly negatively predicted resilience (B=−0.324, p<.001B=−0324, p<.001), which positively predicted psychological well-being (B=0.416, p<.001B=0.416, p<.001). And there was also a significant direct effect of social media usage on psychological well-being, EQ and self-esteem were entered as dependent variables with the effects of social media use. The overall regression model proved significant, R2 values of 0.38, F (2,197) = 56.25, p<.001, accounting for 38% of the variance in self-esteem. Social media use negatively predicted self-esteem (p<.001; B = -0.203, beta = -0.298) with higher usage linked to lower self-esteem; EQ predicted self-esteem positively (p<.001; B = 0.475, beta = 0.412), such that higher EQ levels boost self-esteem regardless of social media usage, The overall model was significant; R^2=0.46, F(5,194)=35.61, p=.000, explaining 46% of the variance in self-esteem. social media use had a significant negative effect on self-esteem (B=−0.250, p<.001), while resilience (B=0.340, p<.001) and EQ (B=0.425, p<.001) significantly positively affected self-esteem.
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