Exploring the relationships between self-presentation and self-esteem of mothers in social media in Russia

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Highlights:

• Mothers find Facebook more informative media than Instagram.

• Instagram is inspirational and supportive when sharing good news.

• New mothers feel under higher pressure to maintain positive online self-presentation.

• Mothers with higher self-esteem find social media a positive development.

• Social media use can lower self-esteem of less confident new mothers.

摘要

•Mothers find Facebook more informative media than Instagram.•Instagram is inspirational and supportive when sharing good news.•New mothers feel under higher pressure to maintain positive online self-presentation.•Mothers with higher self-esteem find social media a positive development.•Social media use can lower self-esteem of less confident new mothers.

论文关键词:Social media,Self-presentation,Mothers,Self-esteem

论文评审过程:Received 8 December 2016, Revised 2 March 2017, Accepted 6 March 2017, Available online 17 March 2017, Version of Record 17 March 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.021