The relationship between subjective happiness and social media usage during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of resilience

• Sonia Khodabakhsh ^[1] ; Somaye Ahmadi ^[2]
  1. [1] Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

     Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

     Malasia

     
  2. [2] Psychology Department, Rasam Higher Education Institute, Karaj, Iran
• Localización: Aloma: revista de psicologia, ciències de l'educació i de l'esport, ISSN 1138-3194, Vol. 38, Nº 2, 2020, págs. 105-112
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.51698/aloma.2020.38.2.105-112
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La relación entre la felicidad subjetiva y el uso de las redes sociales durante la pandemia de COVID-1: el papel moderador de la resiliencia
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  • español

    La pandemia de COVID-19 ha tenido un impacto en la salud mental de las personas. Las personas tendían a obtener información sobre la pandemia en las redes sociales. Con el objetivo de explorar la relación entre la felicidad subjetiva y el uso de las redes sociales durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y el posible papel moderador de la resiliencia en esta relación, le pedimos a 277 adultos jóvenes en Irán que completaran una serie de cuestionarios en línea, incluido un cuestionario demográfico. una encuesta sobre el uso de las redes sociales, una escala de felicidad subjetiva y una breve escala de resiliencia. Los resultados mostraron que existe una corre-lación negativa significativa entre el uso de las redes sociales y la felicidad subjetiva. En términos de los diferentes grados en los que la resiliencia puede actuar como moderador, nuestros hallazgos mostraron que cuando la resi-liencia es promedio o alta, la relación entre el uso de las redes sociales y la felicidad subjetiva es significativa. Este estudio tiene implicaciones para los profesionales de la salud mental que buscan conocimiento sobre la felicidad durante períodos de adversidad.

  • English

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on individuals’ mental health. Individuals have tended to obtain information about the pandemic from social media. With the aim of exploring the relationship between subjective happiness and social media usage during the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible moderating role of resilience in this relationship, we asked 277 young adults in Iran to complete a number of online questionnaires, including a demographic questionnaire, a survey on social media usage, a subjective happiness scale and a brief resilience scale. The results showed that there is a significant negative correlation between social media usage and subjective happiness. In terms of the different degrees to which resilience can act as a moderator, our findings showed that when resilience is average or high, the relationship between social media usage and subjective happi-ness is significant. This study has implications for mental health professionals seeking knowledge about happiness during periods of adversity.

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