ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Focus on Self-Presentation on Social Media across Sociodemographic Variables, Lifestyles, and Personalities: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Secular trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway: a review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Directly Observing and Characterizing Adolescents' Self-Generated Social Media Posts: Protocol for Creation and Implementation of a Cyberethnography Informed Codebook.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Longitudinal effects of emerging adults' self-presentation on social networking sites on fear of missing out.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The "Perfect Trip" on social media: strategic self-presentation in travel sharing, posting anxiety, and retrospective trip satisfaction with social comparison orientation as a moderator.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring the Differentiation of Self-Concepts in the Physical and Virtual Worlds Using Euclidean Distance Analysis and Its Relationship With Digitalization and Mental Health Among Young People: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Online Personas: Associations Between Focus on Self-Presentation and Social Comparison on Social Media and Mental Well-Being in Early Adolescence.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- Digital self-presentation and adolescent mental health: Cross-sectional and longitudinal insights from the "LifeOnSoMe"-study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Mirror, mirror on my screen: Focus on self-presentation on social media is associated with perfectionism and disordered eating among adolescents. Results from the "LifeOnSoMe"-study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring social media appearance preoccupation in relation to self-esteem, well-being, and mental health.Health psychology report · 2024Article
- The Effect of Social Network Use on Chinese College Students' Conspicuous Consumption: A Moderated Mediation Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The Relationship between Personality Traits and Facebook Addiction among Adolescents in an Urban, Rural and Semi-Rural Secondary School.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Lower Subjective Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Increased Risk of Reporting Negative Experiences on Social Media. Findings From the "LifeOnSoMe"-Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Upward social comparison and aspects of self-presentation on social media such as feedback-seeking and strategic self-presentation may represent risk factors for experiencing negative mental health effects of social media use. The aim of this exploratory study was to assess how adolescents differ in upward social comparison and aspects of self-presentation on social media and whether these differences are linked to sociodemographic variables, lifestyle, or personality. The study was based on cross-sectional data from the "LifeOnSoMe" study performed in Bergen, Norway, including 2023 senior high school pupils (response rate 54%, mean age 17.4, 44% boys). Nine potentially relevant items were assessed using factor analysis, and latent class analysis was used to identify latent classes with distinct patterns of responses across seven retained items. The retained items converged into one factor, called "focus on self-presentation". We identified three groups of adolescents with a low, intermediate, and high focus on self-presentation. Associations between identified latent classes and covariates were assessed using regression analyses. Being a girl, higher extraversion, lower emotional stability, more frequent alcohol consumption, and having tried tobacco were associated with membership in the high-focus group. These results suggest some characteristics that are associated with a higher focus on self-presentation and that could inform targeted interventions.
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