#Grateful: Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ Social Media Use and Gratitude During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Author(s) | Maheux, Anne J. | |
| Author(s) | Nesi, Jacqueline | |
| Author(s) | Galla, Brian M. | |
| Author(s) | Roberts, Savannah R. | |
| Author(s) | Choukas-Bradley, Sophia | |
| Date Accessioned | 2022-01-24T16:23:31Z | |
| Date Available | 2022-01-24T16:23:31Z | |
| Publication Date | 2021-08-26 | |
| Description | This article was originally published in Journal of Research on Adolescence. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12650 | en_US |
| Abstract | During the COVID-19 pandemic, some ways of using social media—such as directly communicating with friends—may have helped adolescents thrive. We examined longitudinal associations between high school adolescents’ social media use and gratitude across a 15-month period before and during the pandemic (n = 704, Mage = 15.10; 52% girls). The trajectories of gratitude and the importance of social media for meaningful conversations with friends—but not frequency of social media use—were positively associated over time. At the within-person level, gratitude predicted increased importance of social media for meaningful conversations, but not vice-versa. Findings suggest that gratitude may be associated with and may motivate using social media to foster social connection, but may not increase overall social media use. | en_US |
| Sponsor | This study was supported by Character Lab and facilitated through the Character Lab Research Network, a consortium of schools across the U.S. working collaboratively with scientists to advance scientific insights that help kids thrive. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. 1940700 awarded to Anne J. Maheux. Jacqueline Nesi is supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (K23-MH122669). Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or National Institute of Mental Health. | en_US |
| Citation | Maheux, A.J., Nesi, J., Galla, B.M., Roberts, S.R. and Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021), #Grateful: Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ Social Media Use and Gratitude During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Res Adolesc, 31: 734-747. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12650 | en_US |
| ISSN | 1532-7795 | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/30095 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | Journal of Research on Adolescence | en_US |
| Keywords | adolescence | en_US |
| Keywords | gratitude | en_US |
| Keywords | social media | en_US |
| Title | #Grateful: Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ Social Media Use and Gratitude During the COVID-19 Pandemic | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
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