Unpacking Instagram use: The impact of upward social comparisons on usage patterns and affective experiences in the wild

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Jiwan Kim, Doyoung Lee, Mingyu Han, Jaeho Kim, Vassilis Kostakos, Ian Oakley

Published: 01 Jan 2024, Last Modified: 12 May 2025Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud. 2024EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Design of a system that unobtrusively logs users’ SNS usage patterns in the wild.•Exploration of the impact of upward social comparisons during SNS use.•Show such comparisons affect SNS use, depression severity, and affective experiences.