Date of Award
12-8-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Radio-Television, MSMC
First Advisor
Mary Jackson-Pitts
Committee Members
Holly Hall; Marceline Hayes
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2018 B34
Abstract
With social media being a prominent platform in the days of sharing information over the internet, it can affect one’s self-esteem if not careful. The current study examines the relationship of social media usage and self-esteem. From the 218 participants surveyed, results show that social media does have some influence on a person’s self-esteem. A person with a high self-esteem is more likely to use social media for finding entertaining content, promote products/services, and talk about their accomplishments, while a person with a low self-esteem will use it to not feel alone, but they do not post selfies. There was also no correlation with gender, social media usage and self-esteem. However, age, social media usage and self-esteem were tested, and a correlation between age and self-esteem was found. This study shows that self-esteem does have an influence on how one uses social media and how one presents themself on social media.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Barker, Jody Don, "Social media and self-esteem: The relationship between social media and self-esteem" (2018). Student Theses and Dissertations. 468.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/468
