Social_Media_Students_Affective_Variables_Zhuravel_Maria

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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
ON STUDENTS’ AFFECTIVE VARIABLES
A review of psychological effects
Zhuravel Maria
Group 25.c03-psy
English class · 28.09.2026
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1010766
Chen & Xiao (2022)
Frontiers in Psychology

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The Plan
02
INTRODUCTION
MAIN PART
Social media in student life
Negative affective effects
Review aim and focus
Positive and supportive
effects
Why comparison matters
CONCLUSION
Key findings
Limits and future research
Chen & Xiao, 2022

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Why It Matters
~3 billion
people use social
media worldwide
03
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2
4
Student life
Review
focus
Chen & Xiao, 2022
3
5
Education
Emotions
stress · anxiety · depression · distress · rumination · selfesteem

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Negative Effects
Excessive or problematic
use
Anxiety
Depress
ion
Stress
Distress
Patterns reported across reviewed studies
Qualitative synthesis of reviewed findings · Chen & Xiao, 2022
04
Linked
factors
Repeated
checking
More time
online
Problematic
use
Social
comparison

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Social Comparison
Curated
content
Compariso
n
with others
05
Unrealistic
Negative
standards
emotions
Social
Comparison
Students may compare real life with selective online images
Theory
The review treats this as a possible explanation, not proof of causation
Chen & Xiao, 2022

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Positive Effects
06
Potential benefits
Conditions matter
Staying connected
Strategic use
Social support
Positive experiences
Distance learning
Individual context
Communication skills
Balanced engagement
Chen & Xiao, 2022

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Key Findings
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02
03
Mixed
effects
Both positive and
Negative
risks
Anxiety, depression
Research
gap
More longitudinal
negative outcomes
and stress
studies needed
The review cautions against generalizing effects to all students
Most reviewed studies were correlational and many focused on school students
Source: Chen & Xiao, 2022

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THANK YOU
for your attention
Zhuravel Maria · Group 25.c03-psy
st144291@student.spbu.ru