Artificial neural networks for predicting social comparison effects among female Instagram users.

ABSTRACT: Systematic exposure to social media causes social comparisons, especially among women who compare their image to others; they are particularly vulnerable to mood decrease, self-objectification, body concerns, and lower perception of themselves. This study first investigates the possible links between life satisfaction, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and the intensity of Instagram use with a social comparison model. In the study, 974 women age 18-49 who were Instagram users voluntarily participated, completing a questionnaire. The results suggest associations between the analyzed psychological data and social comparison types. Then, artificial neural networks models were implemented to predict the type of such comparison (positive, negative, equal) based on the aforementioned psychologic

SUBMITTER: Jablonska MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7041802 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature