Motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media-tjänster: Samband med psykiskt mående, livskvalitet och problematisk användning
(2024) PSPR14 20241Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Motivations for social media use is a topic where there is currently a limited amount of research. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to study correlations between motivations for social media use, problematic use of social media services, mental well-being, and quality of life. Differences between those who identified themselves as women and men were also studied. Data collection was done by means of a survey. Recruiting was done by sending e-mails to current or former students at Malmö University and Dalarna University. 1015 valid responses were collected and used in the analyses. The analyses showed that there are associations of varying strength between the estimates of the different motivations for social media use,... (More)
- Motivations for social media use is a topic where there is currently a limited amount of research. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to study correlations between motivations for social media use, problematic use of social media services, mental well-being, and quality of life. Differences between those who identified themselves as women and men were also studied. Data collection was done by means of a survey. Recruiting was done by sending e-mails to current or former students at Malmö University and Dalarna University. 1015 valid responses were collected and used in the analyses. The analyses showed that there are associations of varying strength between the estimates of the different motivations for social media use, problematic use of social media services, mental well-being, and quality of life. The most prominent correlations were those involving the motivational factor Escapism, which is meant to measure the extent to which social media services are used as an escape from reality, a way to manage one's emotions and a way to feel more positive emotions. There are statistically significant differences between women and men in the level of use of different social media services and in the estimates of the motivational factors. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media-tjänster är ett område som det i dagsläget finns begränsat med forskning om. I denna tvärsnittsstudie har syftet varit att utforska samband mellan motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media tjänster, problematiskt bruk av sociala media-tjänster, psykiskt mående och livskvalitet. Skillnader mellan de som identifierat sig som kvinnor respektive män utforskades också. Insamling av data gjordes med hjälp av en enkät. Rekryteringen gjordes genom utskick via e-post till nuvarande eller tidigare studenter vid Malmö universitet och Högskolan Dalarna. 1015 giltiga svar samlades in och användes vid analyserna. Analyserna visade att det finns samband av varierande styrka mellan... (More)
- Motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media-tjänster är ett område som det i dagsläget finns begränsat med forskning om. I denna tvärsnittsstudie har syftet varit att utforska samband mellan motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media tjänster, problematiskt bruk av sociala media-tjänster, psykiskt mående och livskvalitet. Skillnader mellan de som identifierat sig som kvinnor respektive män utforskades också. Insamling av data gjordes med hjälp av en enkät. Rekryteringen gjordes genom utskick via e-post till nuvarande eller tidigare studenter vid Malmö universitet och Högskolan Dalarna. 1015 giltiga svar samlades in och användes vid analyserna. Analyserna visade att det finns samband av varierande styrka mellan skattningarna av de olika motivationsfaktorerna, problematisk användning av sociala media-tjänster, psykiskt mående och livskvalitet. De mest framträdande korrelationerna var de som involverar motivationsfaktorn Eskapism, som är tänkt att mäta till vilken grad sociala media-tjänster används som en verklighetsflykt, ett sätt att hantera sina känslor och ett sätt att känna mer positiva känslor. Statistiskt signifikanta skillnader mellan kvinnor och män finns för hur mycket olika sociala media-tjänster används och i skattningarna av motivationsfaktorerna. (Less)
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- author
- Adler, Hampus LU
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- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- social media, social networks, motivations for social media use, mental health, quality of life, sociala medier, sociala nätverk, motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media-tjänster, psykiskt välbefinnande, livskvalitet
- language
- Swedish
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- 9172851
- date added to LUP
- 2024-08-29 14:29:49
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Motivationsfaktorer för användning av sociala media-tjänster: Samband med psykiskt mående, livskvalitet och problematisk användning}},
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