ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Exposure to Antisocial Media Content Relates to Lower Well-Being in Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Gniewomir Jachlewski
    SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Małgorzata Biesiadecka
    SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Ewa Miedzobrodzka
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Michalina Tańska
    Jagiellonian University
  • Joanna Helska
    SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Karolina Sieradzka
    SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Aleksandra Gaj
    SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Jacek Buczny
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Abstract

We tested relationships between exposure to pro-social and anti-social media content with adolescents’ (N = 418) well-being, social media self-control failure (SMSCF), bedtime procrastination, and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exposure to anti-social media content was related to lower well-being and sleep quality, and higher bedtime procrastination and SMSCF.

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