Passive social media use and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of social comparison and emotion regulation

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Highlights:

• Social media browsing can relate to different types of social comparison.

• Upward contrast and downward identification predict higher perceived stress.

• Cognitive reappraisal appears to buffer unhealthy social comparison.

• Quarantined people report more upward contrast, compared to unquarantined people.

摘要

•Social media browsing can relate to different types of social comparison.•Upward contrast and downward identification predict higher perceived stress.•Cognitive reappraisal appears to buffer unhealthy social comparison.•Quarantined people report more upward contrast, compared to unquarantined people.

论文关键词:Social media,Social comparison,Cognitive reappraisal,COVID-19,Quarantine

论文评审过程:Received 25 March 2021, Revised 3 October 2021, Accepted 7 October 2021, Available online 7 October 2021, Version of Record 12 October 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107050