SOS on SNS: Adolescent distress on social network sites |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Information Management, Chang Gung University, Taiwan;2. Graduate Institute of Business and Management, Chang Gung University, Taiwan;3. Department of Industrial and Business Management, Chang Gung University, Taiwan;4. Department of Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan;5. Department of Business and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan;1. Weber State University, USA;2. University of Oklahoma, USA;3. Human Resources Research Organization, USA;4. American Institutes for Research, USA;5. University of California Santa Barbara, USA;1. Clinic for Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pri?tina/Kosovska Mitrovica, Anri Dinana bb, Pri?tina/Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia;2. MSc Quantitive Finance, ETH Zurich & University of Zurich, Switzerland;1. University of Tübingen, Department of Computer Science, Perception Engineering Group, Sand 14, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;2. Schufa Innovation Lab, Kormoranweg 5, 65201, Wiesbaden, Germany;1. Saarland University, Germany;2. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg;3. Universität Regensburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Psychological distress and experiences of peer victimization and social rejection are common among adolescents. Nevertheless, the growing popularity of online Social Network Sites (SNS) among adolescents offers an unprecedented opportunity for early detection of adolescents' distress. This study examined the scope of, and the individual differences that may be associated with, distress sharing on SNS. A total of 413 adolescents (mean age = 15.42, 53.8% girls) completed three questionnaires assessing (a) social media usage, (b) distress sharing on SNS, and (c) feelings of social rejection. More than 15% of the sample shared personal distress and searched for help on SNS. Distress sharing did not differ between genders. Social rejection predicted distress sharing on SNS. Notably, social rejection and distress sharing were only associated among individuals with high social media use scores. Implications are discussed for early identification of adolescents' distress. |
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| Keywords: | Social media Social rejection Adolescents Distress sharing SOS-scale |
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