Social media use does not increase individual-based relative deprivation: Evidence from a five-year RI-CLPM

Although a growing literature demonstrates that social media usage fosters upward social comparisons, the potential for social media use to elicit perceptions of unjust disadvantage relative to others remains unexplored. We address this oversight by leveraging six annual waves of a nationwide rando...

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Main Authors: Kieren Lilly, Chris Sibley, Danny Osborne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Masaryk University 2023-11-01
Series:Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace
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Online Access:https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/33341