The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students
The research explores the effects of the consumption of Instagram on the psychological states and self-esteem of university students, with special attention to the chosen object since it is the most widely used social platform among youths at this stage of their lives. It will discuss the impact of Instagram, especially when adopting upward social comparison. sampling technique employed by this study is quantitative with purposive sampling technique, and the study gets responses from 230 people. The survey adopted several scales: eligibility criteria: Participants had to be over 18 years of age, own an Instagram account, complete the Instagram Intensity Scale(based on Ellison), Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, measures of passive and active use of IG, and a Life Satisfaction Scale. The research evidence shows that both active and passive use of Instagram results in a negative shift in the self-esteem of users, meaning that the well-being of university students is impacted.
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Instagram, Well-being, Self-esteem, Social Comparison
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(1) Shazia Ismail Toor
Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Fatima Malik
MPhil Scholar, School of Media & Communication Studies, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Aemen Khalid
Assistant Professor, School of Media & Communication Studies, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Toor, S. I., Malik, F., & Khalid, A. (2024). The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students. Global Mass Communication Review, IX(II), 27-41. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).03
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CHICAGO : Toor, Shazia Ismail, Fatima Malik, and Aemen Khalid. 2024. "The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students." Global Mass Communication Review, IX (II): 27-41 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).03
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HARVARD : TOOR, S. I., MALIK, F. & KHALID, A. 2024. The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students. Global Mass Communication Review, IX, 27-41.
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MHRA : Toor, Shazia Ismail, Fatima Malik, and Aemen Khalid. 2024. "The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students." Global Mass Communication Review, IX: 27-41
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MLA : Toor, Shazia Ismail, Fatima Malik, and Aemen Khalid. "The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students." Global Mass Communication Review, IX.II (2024): 27-41 Print.
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OXFORD : Toor, Shazia Ismail, Malik, Fatima, and Khalid, Aemen (2024), "The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students", Global Mass Communication Review, IX (II), 27-41
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TURABIAN : Toor, Shazia Ismail, Fatima Malik, and Aemen Khalid. "The Influence of Instagram Usage on Self-Esteem and Well-Being of University Students." Global Mass Communication Review IX, no. II (2024): 27-41. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).03