The relationship and effects of social media usage and social comparison on self-esteem

• Main Author: Guðjón Hlynur Sigurðarson 1999-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Sálfræði; Samfélagsmiðlar; Samskipti; Vellíðan; Sjálfsmynd (sálfræði); Psychology; Social media; Communication; Well-being; Self-esteem; Lægra; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/43266

Abstract People seeks to surround themselves with others because they´re social beings. The 21st century has offered people to join a new and an exciting social environment called social media. Social media has just about 4 billion active users where it provides information and allows people to comm...