User:Potatolover23/Well-being

Social Media
Social media online is a two-process framework. Process one involves the self-disclosure and the effects of well-being. Process two involves the well-being states that influence disclosure has on motivations. Process one consists of 4 prominent mechanisms which include 1) perceived connectedness, 2) social support, 3) capitalization process, and 4) psychological authenticity. Perceived connectedness refers to the feeling of relatedness with one another in their lives, this can lead to a negative or positive effect on well-being. Social support refers to the social benefits that people perceive, express, and gain from human interactions. Social support provides and provides a positive effect. Capitalization and authenticity suggests that expressing personal thoughts and emotions have additional effects on psychological well-being because it increases the salience and significance of the events. Process two aims to make clear the disclosure types due to the variations in psychological states. Process two consists of 1) interpersonal motives: relational development and 2) intrapersonal motives: self-expression. Relational development seeks to gain closeness and intimacy with another person. This motive gains more of a positive disclosure due to the intentional self-disclosure. Self-expression on social media allows for those to release pent-up thoughts or feelings in a ‘safe’ space. Studies suggest that self-expression can lead to a more negative connotation of disclosure. Closing the gap will point out that a lack of honesty makes it difficult for positive self-disclosure in social media. Negative disclosure leads to impaired relational goals.