Self-compassion, perceived social support, and social media use as predictors of psychological well-being of college students

Date of Publication

9-2019

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Psychology Major in Clinical Psychology

Subject Categories

Clinical Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Ron R. Resurreccion

Abstract/Summary

Mental health is becoming an important issue that needs to be addressed, especially among the youth. The current study looked at how self-compassion, social media use, and perceived social support affected psychological well-being as a whole, as well as how it affected the facets of psychological well-being. Data was collected by Google Surveys through the use of Ryff’s Scale

of Psychological Well-Being, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Self- Compassion Scale-Short Version. Social media use was collected through the time spent on their

phones for social media use. Results showed that perceived social support, self-compassion, and social media use had significantly predicted psychological well-being among Filipino college students, with approximately 50% of the variances observed in the scores being attributed to the three variables. In addition, self-acceptance was shown as one of the facets that the three variables had the strongest impact on. This opens up another door towards looking at how one of the factors that ties the three variables together affect significant aspects of an individual’s life. Therefore, it is essential to look at the cases and issues of Filipino college students from a more socially-oriented perspective.

Abstract Format

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG008180

Keywords

Well-being—Psychological aspects; Social media; Social networks; Students—Mental health

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