Bijen, Babette (2025) The Association Between Passive Social Media Use and Mental Health: the Role of Level of Identity Integration. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
I looked into the influence of passive social media use on the mental health of participants with the use of a self-developed social media use questionnaire and the following two mental health questionnaires: 'Mental Health Quality of Life Questionnaire' (Van Krugten et al., 2022) and the 'Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences' (Hanssen et al., 2003). Specifically, I expected passive social media use to be negatively associated with mental health. Moreover, I expected the participants' level of identity integration, as measured with the 'Self-Concept and Identity Measure' (Kaufman et al., 2015), to attenuate this negative association. I did not find evidence to support these hypotheses.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Pijnenborg, G.H.M. and Meer, E.M. van der |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route/Track: | Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2025 09:39 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2025 09:39 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4916 |
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