Emotions and Social Media

01 January 1970

The study aims to look at links between emotions, wellbeing, and social media use in young people. It is hoped that this kind of research will help with the design of future interventions to improve adolescent mental health.

Keywords

• University of Worcester
• psychology
• social media
• emotions
• well being
• mental health
• Adolescent
• adolescents
• smartphone
• social psychology
• emotional intelligence
• individual differences

Ethical approval

This study has been fully approved by the University of Worcester Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee on 19th June 2018.

About the researcher

My name is Rose and I am a PhD student at the University of Worcester. I am passionate about young people's mental health, and am particularly interested in how emotional intelligence influences behaviour and wellbeing.

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