 Does a Social Media Abstinence Really Reduce Stress? A Research-in-Progress Study Using Salivary BiomarkersEoin Whelan ()
A chapter in Information Systems and Neuroscience, 2020, pp 13-18 from Springer Abstract: Abstract There is much scientific evidence in recent years indicating that our ‘always on’ culture powered by platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp, is leading to negative health outcomes, particularly stress. To mitigate social media induced stress, people are being advised to abstain from using social media for a period of time. However, the effectiveness of such breaks is open to question. As many people are heavily dependent on social media, the inability to access these platforms for a period of time could actually create stress and anxiety. To determine if and how social media abstinence relates to stress, this project will investigate the role of passion as a mediating variable. Stress will be measured using a combination of the salivary biomarkers cortisol and alpha amylase, with psychological scales. Ultimately, this study aims to determine the boundary conditions under which an abstinence from social media use will either increase or decrease stress levels in working professionals. Keywords: Social media; Stress; Abstinence; Cortisol; Alpha amylase (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-28144-1_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28144-1_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization from Springer |
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