Study on the relationship between social capital, Instagram usage, and mental health among students
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https://doi.org/10.56294/hl2024.415Keywords:
Self-esteem, social platforms, Facebook, Insta, social CapitalAbstract
Social media networks (SMNs) are becoming some of the basic necessities in the daily life, and thus, new publications appear that discuss effects of these networks on users’ mental status and their behaviours. The most common context in which research is carried out the effects resulting from the interactions on the SMN’s include Facebook and Instagram. Research aims to investigate the relationships between Instagram use, social capital, and life satisfaction. Online questionnaires that measured the participants' use of Insta, social capital (SC), and level of happiness were given to them. The Instagram Activity Survey (IAS), a behavioral report instrument created especially for this research based on the Facebook Usage Questionnaire (FUQ), was used to gauge Insta usage. In both populations, the results showed consistent evidence of a positive relationship between the using Insta and SC factors. Particularly, compared to those who used Insta more passively, those who indicated higher levels of active use showed higher degrees of connecting and bridging social capital (BSC). The use of a restricted Trial population and the dependence on self-report measures are just two of the investigation's limitations that must be acknowledged. Future studies should overcome these restrictions and look into additional variables that can affect the connection between the usage of Insta and psychological well-being.
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