Title

Loneliness: Explaining the Link Between Social Media Rumination and Psychological Distress

Author

Marissa Berens, UndergraduateFollow
Keeley Hynes, GraduateFollow

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Publication Date

4-2020

Document Type

Poster

Presentation Type

Group

Department

Psychology

Mentor

Daniel Lannin

Mentor Department

Psychology

Co-Mentor

Luke Russell

Co-Mentor Department

Psychology

Abstract

The present study found that among at-risk youth in a relationship education program, the relationship between social media rumination and psychological distress is mediated by loneliness. This suggests that more social media rumination affects psychological distress because of its link to loneliness. Implications for educational interventions for at-risk youth will be discussed.

Notes

Authors: Keeley Hynes, Marissa Berens, Jeremy Kanter, Daniel Lannin, Luke Russell, Leandra Parris, Ani Yazedjian

Recommended Citation

Berens, Marissa and Hynes, Keeley, "Loneliness: Explaining the Link Between Social Media Rumination and Psychological Distress" (2020). Psychology. 17.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/urspsych/17