Open AccessThe Social Online-Self-Regulation-Theory
Author(s) -
Phillip Ozimek,
Jens Förster
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of media psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.881
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2151-2388
pISSN - 1864-1105
DOI - 10.1027/1864-1105/a000304
Subject(s) - narcissism , psychology , social psychology , social media , materialism , cyberpsychology , social comparison theory , epistemology , world wide web , computer science , philosophy
. This review aims, first, to introduce a novel theory for social media use, the so-called social online self-regulation theory (SOS-T) by embedding it into an exhaustive literature review, second, to present correlational as well as experimental evidence for the model from our own lab and beyond, and, third, to discuss self-regulatory variables correlated with social networking site (SNS) use reflecting self-regulatory processes such as social comparisons and age, social comparison orientation and materialism, grandiose, and vulnerable narcissism, self-esteem, and depressive tendencies, and, finally, SNS use and emotion regulation. We will also suggest future studies and discuss differences and similarities of more private SNS use (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat) to other SNSs, such as the business-oriented SNS XING.