Social media use for coping with stress and psychological adjustment: A transactional model of stress and coping perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The psychological well-being of individuals has become an essential issue during the global pandemic. As a pervasive activity for individuals to pull through COVID-19, social media use may play a role in psychological well-being. Drawing on the transactional model of stress and coping, the current study investigated the relationships between COVID-19-related stressors and the use of social media to facilitate specific coping strategies. We further investigated how social media coping strategies impact users' psychological adjustment.

Methods

We collected the data from 641 quarantined residents through a two-wave survey that was conducted in two cities in China during government-mandated lockdowns.

Results

The results showed that perceived COVID-19 stress

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075314 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature