The combined well-being effects of social media activities: how self-affirmation can buffer against upward social comparisons on Instagram.

Social media activities do not occur in isolation, and it is possible that the well-being effects of an initial activity modify the effects of a subsequent one. This article examines this possibility by focusing on a specific, theoretically grounded sequence of social media activities: engaging with...

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Published in:	Human Communication Research Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 176 - 188
Main Authors:	Chen, Yuchi Anthony, Toma, Catalina L
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jun2026
Subjects:	Instagram (Web resource) Affirmations (Self-help) Social media Self-presentation Psychosocial factors Social comparison Envy Well-being
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost