Browsing, Posting, and Liking on Instagram: The Reciprocal Relationships Between Different Types of Instagram Use and Adolescents' Depressed Mood | Zendy

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Browsing, Posting, and Liking on Instagram: The Reciprocal Relationships Between Different Types of Instagram Use and Adolescents' Depressed Mood

Author(s) -

Eline Frison,

Steven Eggermont

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

cyberpsychology behavior and social networking

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.199

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 2152-2723

pISSN - 2152-2715

DOI - 10.1089/cyber.2017.0156

Subject(s) - flemish , psychology , mood , mental health , association (psychology) , longitudinal study , developmental psychology , set (abstract data type) , reciprocal , structural equation modeling , test (biology) , negative mood , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , pathology , biology , computer science , psychotherapist , history , programming language

Although studies have shown that Instagram use and young adults' mental health are cross-sectionally associated, longitudinal evidence is lacking. In addition, no study thus far examined this association, or the reverse, among adolescents. To address these gaps, we set up a longitudinal panel study among 12- to 19-year-old Flemish adolescents to investigate the reciprocal relationships between different types of Instagram use and depressed mood. Self-report data from 671 adolescent Instagram users (61% girls; M Age = 14.96; SD = 1.29) were used to examine our research question and test our hypotheses. Structural equation modeling showed that Instagram browsing at Time 1 was related to increases in adolescents' depressed mood at Time 2. In addition, adolescents' depressed mood at Time 1 was related to increases in Instagram posting at Time 2. These relationships were similar among boys and girls. Potential explanations for the study findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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