For the study, Covert and Stefanone created scenarios designed to mirror typical interactions on Facebook,
and 194 individuals participated in an experiment ensuring exposure to social exclusion.
For the study, Covert and Stefanone created scenarios they designed to mirror typical interactions on Facebook,
and 194 individuals participated in an experiment ensuring exposure to social exclusion.
Stefanone says,"Those whose self esteem is based
on public-based contingencies(defined here as others' approval, physical appearance and outdoing others in competition) were more involved in online photo sharing, and those whose self-worth is most contingent on appearance have a higher intensity of online photo sharing.".