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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Social Media Currency: Are You Social Media Rich or Poor?

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Krista Howard
    Texas State University
  • Merab Gomez
    Texas State University

Abstract

This poster describes the Instagram Social Media Currency Scale which seeks to develop a method of measurement that assesses an individual’s “net worth,” specifically on Instagram.The study addresses the scale’s predictive potential for possible indications of symptoms in mental illness, maladaptive personality traits, perceived social support and self-perception.

Social Groups/Social Relationships