Keywords
Emerging Adults, Social Media Use, Social Skills, COVID-19,
Abstract
The current study examined how social media has had both negative and positive effects during, before, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It was hypothesized that there would be a relationship between social media use during the pandemic and decreased social skills of emerging adults. Additionally, the study also hypothesized that loneliness would relate to a decrease in social skills. Finally, it was hypothesized that loneliness would mediate the relationship between social media use during the pandemic and decreased social skills. The results of the current study indicated that there was a mediational relationship between social media use, increased feelings of loneliness, and decreased social skills such as conversation, self-exposure, and academic and work skills.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Chrysalis Wright
College
College of Sciences
Thesis Discipline
Psychology
Language
English
Access Status
Campus Access
Length of Campus Access
1 year
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Collazo Rivera, Jeyliz M., "The Relationship Between Social Media Use, Social Skills, and Loneliness in The Covid-19 Era" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 53.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/53
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