To use or be used? The role of agency in social media use and well-being

In this paper, we develop the concept of agentic social media use: a way of engaging with social media that emphasizes having the beliefs, knowledge, and practices to use it intentionally. In comparison to instances of “mindless” social media use, people who use social media agentically do so with a...

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Main Authors: Angela Y. Lee, Nicole B. Ellison, Jeffrey T. Hancock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Computer Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2023.1123323/full