#3320. Passive social media use and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of social comparison and emotion regulation

October 2026publication date
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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous);
Psychology (all);
Human-Computer Interaction;
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Abstract:
Social media browsing is commonly seen as a trigger of unhealthy social comparison, which negatively affects well-being. In this research, we conceptualize social comparison as a multi-dimensional construct based on different comparing targets and processes, and explore how individual and contextual factors may influence the relationships among passive social media use, social comparison and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cognitive reappraisal was negatively associated with unhealthy social comparison but was positively related to healthy social comparison such as upward identification. Quarantined people tended to report more upward contrast, especially when they engaged in more frequent social media browsing. This study contributes to the larger debate about the impact of social media on mental health and offers practical implications.
Keywords:
Cognitive reappraisal; COVID-19; Quarantine; Social comparison; Social media

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