Passive social network site use and adolescent materialism: Upward social comparison as a mediator

Yu-Ting Hu; Qing-Qi Liu

doi:10.2224/sbp.8833

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Published: Jan 7, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.8833

Issue: Vol. 48 No. 1 (2020)

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passive social network site use, social network sites, television advertising, adolescent materialism, upward social comparison

Yu-Ting Hu

Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, China, and School of Psychology, Central China Normal University

Qing-Qi Liu

Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, China, and School of Education, Guangzhou University

Cite this article: Hu, Y.-T., & Liu, Q.-Q. (2020). Passive social network site use and adolescent materialism: Upward social comparison as a mediator. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 48(1), e8833.

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We examined the role of upward social comparison in the relationship between passive social network site use and adolescent materialism. A sample of 718 Chinese adolescents completed measures of passive social network site use, upward social comparison, and materialism. Correlational analysis results showed that passive social network site use was significantly correlated with upward social comparison and adolescent materialism. In addition, regression analysis results showed that passive social network site use significantly predicted adolescent materialism through the mediation of upward social comparison. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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