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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2019.10.8.205

The Relation between Social Networking Sites and Depression by Gender: Mediating effects of Collective Identity, Perceived Social Support, and Negative Comparison  

Lee, Seunguk (Department of Counseling, Donga University)
Choi, Younyoung (Department of Adolescent Counseling, Hanyang Cyber University)
Lee, Hyunwoo (Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.10, no.8, 2019 , pp. 205-215 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study aimed to investigate the gender differences in the mediating effects of perceived social support and negative comparison in the relation between social networking sites and depression. For this analysis, 483 samples were collected and conducted by multi-group structural equation model. The findings of this study were as follows: (1) Collective identity was observed both in Facebook and in Internet Cafe activities. (2) Collective identity was positively related to perceived social support, but perceived social support was negatively related to depression. Also, negative comparison was positively related to depression. (3) In terms of gender differences, the Facebook activities were negatively related to depression for male while the internet cafe activities were positively related to depression for female. Lastly, (4) The collective identity was positively related to negative comparison for female.
Keywords
SNS; Collective Identity; Depression; Perceived Social Support; Negative Comparison;
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