ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
How Does Social Comparison Influence Chinese Adolescents' Flourishing through Short Videos?
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- Taming the endless scroll? Short-form videos, digital routines and neurocognitive outcomes in youth : a systematic literature review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between social comparison orientation and social media posting anxiety among WeChat users in China: FoMO as a mediator and self-esteem as a moderator.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Fragmented learning from short videos modulates neural activity and connectivity during memory retrieval.NPJ science of learning · 2026Article
- The Impact of Digital Platform Rules on the Mental Health of Minors and the Response of Chinese Law: An Analysis Based on Therapeutic Jurisprudence.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Parent, peer, or teacher? Examining how different social support systems buffer children's emotional responses to online peer rejection.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Distress disclosure on social media and depressive symptoms among college students: the roles of social comparison and gender.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Relationship between Short Video Flow, Addiction, Serendipity, and Achievement Motivation among Chinese Vocational School Students: The Post-Epidemic Era Context.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Flourishing indicates one's emotional status and functioning level and is essential for adolescents' further development. Adolescents' social media use has been rising, with various potential effects on their development. Therefore, in this study, we shifted the emphasis from a traditional deficit-based approach to a strength-based approach by exploring how social comparison and social media usage influence Chinese adolescents' flourishing. Altogether, 786 Chinese adolescents aged 12-19 years completed a self-report questionnaire. The results indicate that (1) both social media social comparison of ability (SCA) and social media social comparison of opinion (SCO) have no significant effect on Chinese adolescents' flourishing; (2) integration into social routine has a positive indirect effect on the relationship between social media social comparison and flourishing; and (3) social integration and emotional connection negatively affect the relationship between social media social comparison and flourishing. These findings highlight the interaction between social media social comparison and social media usage. Furthermore, the results of this study clarify that the potentially harmful effect of social media usage on adolescents' flourishing is not determined by the frequency or time spent on using social media, but how much adolescents are connected to or invested in social media.
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