Social Media

More and more users have been including preferred gender pronouns in their Twitter bios over time, according to new research published in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media. The research also provides evidence that words and phrases related to...

In a new study published in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, researchers examined the effects of deplatforming on online discourse and alternative social media platforms. The study focused on the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riot and...

Greater experiences of "telepresence" -- which refer to a user's sense of immersion in the world created by social media apps -- among both TikTok and Instagram users are linked to higher levels of depression and anxiety, according to new...

A new study sheds light on the link between assertive self-presentation tactics and selfie-posting behavior on social media. The research, published in The Journal of Social Media in Society, found that assertive self-presentation tactics were associated with more selfie-posting among...

New research examining 15 years worth of research indicates that comparing ourselves to people who seem better off than us on social media can result in several negative psychological outcomes. The new findings appear in the journal Media Psychology.

A new study examined comments given on the Reddit forum "r/science" to discover how commenters express negative attitudes towards science. Results showed that these views are most often expressed by describing scientists as corruptible, poor communicators, and misleading. Commenters particularly...

A new experimental study found that heightened anxiety makes people more prone to believe in various claims they are exposed to and to share them on social media. This was especially true for Republicans and did not depend on the...

Individuals who seek information on social media more frequently tend to have lower knowledge about anxiety and exhibit an indiscriminate use of coping strategies, according to new research published in Psychology of Popular Media.

The body positivity movement has been influential in society for pushing back against beauty standards, but is that influence all so positive? A study published in Computers in Human Behavior explores how sexualized representations of body positivity may serve to...

New research published in Frontiers in Psychology provides insight into the complicated relationships between gender ideologies and motivations for social media use among adolescents in the United States.

New neuroimaging research provides evidence that the frequency of checking social media during adolescent might influence how the brains of teenagers develop. The findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, indicate the the use of social media is related to developmental changes...

Social media has irrevocably altered the way we communicate. While the ease of connecting over social media can be an advantage, many people experience ‘social media fatigue’ where they are overwhelmed by the constant stream of content and contact. A...

New research published in The Journal of Psychology finds that increased utilization of internet-based social networks results in increased upward social comparison, subsequently increasing materialism.

The desire to avoid regret may be powerful enough to sway people to change their health behaviors, according to recent findings published in Computers in Human Behavior. The study revealed that people were more inclined to get the COVID-19 booster shot...

Researchers at Justus Liebig University Giessen recently investigated the relationship between moralized language used in a tweet and hate speech found in the replies. Their findings indicate that the more moralized words are used in a tweet, the more likely...