A Study of the Relationships between Self-esteem, Narcissism and Social Anxiety with Facebook and Internet Use among College Students
Year: 2015
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of the study is to examine self-esteem, narcissism and social anxiety and how they correlate to the amount of time spent on Facebook and any other online activities. College students (N = 69) completed the ICT scale, Facebook intensity scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, the NPI-16 subclinical narcissism and the Self-consciousness scale. Pearson’s r correlation was conducted to test the six hypotheses. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the amount of time spent on Facebook on self-esteem, narcissism and social anxiety, and overall self-consciousness. Also, there was no significant relationship between the amount of time spent on other online activities on self-esteem, narcissism and social anxiety, and overall self-consciousness. Implications of why Facebook intensity scale, the ICT scale and the self-consciousness scale are used were discussed, including how this study could have implications to society. Author Keywords:Facebook use, Internet use, Social Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Narcissism
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: Mary Louisse Abarado
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2585705226