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. 2024 Jun 7;10(12):e32463.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32463. eCollection 2024 Jun 30.

Relationships between social networking sites use and subjective well-being--- a meta-analysis and meta-analytic structural equation model

Qiuhong Yang  1   2 , Ying Feng  1
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Relationships between social networking sites use and subjective well-being--- a meta-analysis and meta-analytic structural equation model

Qiuhong Yang et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

During the last decade, the amount of research on the relationship between social networking sites (SNS) use and users' subjective well-being (SWB) has increased, leading to discrepancies regarding the results. Our review of the literature generated 73 independent samples and indicated that considerable inconsistent results may be attributed to different measurements of SNS use, moderation effects, or media response states and their effects. In this study, meta-analytic procedures were used to assess the strength of the relationships between SNS use indicators, perceived social support (PSS), self-esteem and SWB. The results showed that PSS and self-esteem had stronger effects on SWB than SNS use indicators. Furthermore, a meta-analytic structural equation model was conducted to assess the strength of the relationships between SNS use indicators, PSS, self-esteem, and SWB. The results did not support the proposition SNS use is associated with SWB. Compared with SNS use indicators, media response states such as self-esteem and PSS, had more effects on SWB.

Keywords: Meta-analysis; Meta-analytic structural equation model; Perceived social support; Self-esteem; Social networking site; Subjective well-being.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Qiuhong Yang reports financial support was provided by Jiangsu Education Department [Grant No. 2020SJA1602]. Ying Feng reports financial support was provided by National Social Science Found of China[Grant No. 20BTQ047].

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Serial mediation model showing the effects of general SNS use, PSS, and self-esteem on SWB. The values shown are unstandardized coefficients. **p < 0.01.
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Serial mediation model showing the effects of SNS use intensity, PSS and self-esteem on SWB. The values shown are unstandardized coefficients. **p < 0.01.
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