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Impact of Internet Use and Social Media on Well-being
| Resumo: | The topics of mental health/mental well-being and the use of social media and other Internet platforms are heavily intertwined, with a vast amount of focus in later years by the scientific community to understand in what ways they impact each other and to what extent. For this thesis, Well-being is being defined through the concepts of Mental Well-being Strain, which includes the variables Depression and Imposter Syndrome, and Mental Well-being Outcomes, which contain the variables Self-esteem, Hope, Socialization, and Mindfulness. We aim to utilize these established constructs to understand how our overuse and dependence on technology impact our mental well-being. Using a sample of 200 individuals, we were able to determine that both technology overload and technology dependency impact well-being strain, which in turn hurts well-being outcomes. Thus, we can say that technology and social media use have a detrimental effect on the user's mental well-being. We addressed issues with our findings in further chapters. |
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| Autores principais: | Jesus, José Pedro de Sousa Pais de |
| Assunto: | Well-being Social Media Internet Mental Health Imposter Syndrome SDG 3 - Good health and well-being SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth SDG 12 - Responsible production and consumption SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso embargado |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | The topics of mental health/mental well-being and the use of social media and other Internet platforms are heavily intertwined, with a vast amount of focus in later years by the scientific community to understand in what ways they impact each other and to what extent. For this thesis, Well-being is being defined through the concepts of Mental Well-being Strain, which includes the variables Depression and Imposter Syndrome, and Mental Well-being Outcomes, which contain the variables Self-esteem, Hope, Socialization, and Mindfulness. We aim to utilize these established constructs to understand how our overuse and dependence on technology impact our mental well-being. Using a sample of 200 individuals, we were able to determine that both technology overload and technology dependency impact well-being strain, which in turn hurts well-being outcomes. Thus, we can say that technology and social media use have a detrimental effect on the user's mental well-being. We addressed issues with our findings in further chapters. |
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