To strive or abandon? The comparison effect of prior seeker-reviewed entries on subsequent solver engagement in crowdsourcing competitions DOI
Tingting Liu, Quanwu Zhao

Internet Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 8, 2025

Purpose This study investigates the dynamics of solver engagement in online creative crowdsourcing competitions through lens social comparison between entries. Using data from ZBJ.com, a leading Chinese platform, authors examine how competitors’ prior entries, reviewed by seekers and incorporating both positive negative feedback, influence subsequent behavior. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on logo design held ZBJ.com 2020, this categorized solvers based their exposure to entries with or both. Logistic regression sentiment analysis, using Naive Bayes, CNSenti, SnowNLP models, along fusion model, were employed for various heterogeneity endogeneity checks ensure result reliability. Findings The results demonstrate that number visible receiving either feedback is positively correlated likelihood submitting second entry. distance seeker-reviewed solvers’ weakens these effects. When simultaneously exposed show greater attention indicating “positive bias”. Originality/value deepens our understanding phenomenon entry visibility competitions. It reveals combination publicly associated influences engagement, as well moderating effect location, providing novel insights into motivations solvers.

Language: Английский

A mixed methods exploration of self-presentation, authenticity, and role model function on Instagram: perspectives from female influencers in Germany DOI Creative Commons
Daniel Zimmermann, C. Schneider, Kai Kaspar

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Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Social media influencers focussing on beauty, fashion, and fitness topics (BFFI) are important opinion leaders Instagram. Nevertheless, they criticized for their potential negative influence followers' physical mental health due to potentially biased self-presentation. Previous research has mainly focused perceptions of influencers' self-presentation, leaving a gap regarding the views. The present survey included 26 female BFFIs from Germany (18-35 years old), with 16 self-reported micro-influencers (10,000-100,000 followers) ten macro-influencers (>100,000 followers), representing (semi-)professionals in this domain. 17 saw main focus field fitness, 13 beauty. demographic information, open-ended questions, established self-developed rating scales, social desirability assessment examine BFFIs' goals, role model function. Quantitative data was examined via inter-correlation matrix ANOVA, qualitative analyzed an approach content analysis. Influencers pursue mostly self-realization (50% participants gave at least one related answer) commercial goals (50%). While generally perceive self-presentation as authentic (84.6%) positive (76.9%), still see room improvement creation (61.5%) (30.8%). Fear feedback, absence positivity motivation, wrong cooperation partners (30.8% each) insecurity (23.1%), among others, may lead less use picture editing. tendency toward socially desirable responses (impression management) is negatively connected reported frequency image editing tools used attempts appear authentic. several examples responsible irresponsible behaviors strategies avoid effects followers. type influencer (micro or macro level) showed significant effect importance attributed one's own influencer. complex findings suggest conflicts between expectations followers partners. find themselves dual users producers. This results concrete behavioral challenges them, but also implications theories use.

Language: Английский

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Parents’ social comparisons and adolescent self-esteem: the mediating effect of upward social comparison and the moderating influence of optimism DOI Creative Commons
Hongyang Liu, Jana Kvintová, Lucie Křeménková

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Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Parents’ social comparison is a common phenomenon that occurs in China. It refers to the behavior of parents imagining other people’s children as an excellent role model without shortcomings and comparing their own with them. This may affect child’s mood. The purpose this study was explore impact parents’ on adolescents’ self-esteem through mediating upward comparison, moderating optimism self-esteem. questionnaire, questionnaire life orientation were distributed online questionnaires, 576 valid questionnaires received. results found plays partial negative self-esteem, illustrates harmful effects adolescent mental health, but harm can be mitigated teaching optimism. shows not advisable, attention should paid maintaining optimistic attitude teenagers ensure healthy growth.

Language: Английский

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How does social comparison predict internet gaming disorder? A structural equation model based on loot box use, competitiveness, and aggressiveness DOI
Jiangmiao Lu, Xuemei Gao, Zijie Fang

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Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Adverse childhood experiences and problematic use of the internet among a child and adolescent psychiatric clinical population. DOI Creative Commons

Kornelius Winds,

Belinda Plattner,

Bernhard Salcher

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Comprehensive Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 139, P. 152586 - 152586

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Internet use, specifically problematic use of the internet (PUI), needs to be considered in child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) settings. Besides psychological symptomatology, childhood trauma (intrafamilial abuse neglect) has been associated with PUI. The impact various adverse experiences (ACEs) on PUI, particularly CAP populations, is understudied. This study aimed investigate associations between PUI ACEs a population, considering gender differences symptomatology. 104 adolescents (69 girls) were included, aged 14-17 years, undergoing inpatient treatment, August 2018 March 2020. Participants completed Interview for Assessment Computer Game Addiction (AICA), Youth Self-Report (YSR), Multidimensional Clinical Screening Inventory (MCSI). Statistical analyses examined ACEs, after controlling age, gender, Extrafamilial emotional was significantly higher AICA scores likelihood separation loss significant decrease Suicide mother increased odds moderate severe School absenteeism alcohol irrespective age though these diminished when abuse, social receptive environments relationships, play role developing among populations. complex interplay trauma, family dynamics, peer relationships individual behaviors regarding should addressed interventions.

Language: Английский

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To strive or abandon? The comparison effect of prior seeker-reviewed entries on subsequent solver engagement in crowdsourcing competitions DOI
Tingting Liu, Quanwu Zhao

Internet Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 8, 2025

Purpose This study investigates the dynamics of solver engagement in online creative crowdsourcing competitions through lens social comparison between entries. Using data from ZBJ.com, a leading Chinese platform, authors examine how competitors’ prior entries, reviewed by seekers and incorporating both positive negative feedback, influence subsequent behavior. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on logo design held ZBJ.com 2020, this categorized solvers based their exposure to entries with or both. Logistic regression sentiment analysis, using Naive Bayes, CNSenti, SnowNLP models, along fusion model, were employed for various heterogeneity endogeneity checks ensure result reliability. Findings The results demonstrate that number visible receiving either feedback is positively correlated likelihood submitting second entry. distance seeker-reviewed solvers’ weakens these effects. When simultaneously exposed show greater attention indicating “positive bias”. Originality/value deepens our understanding phenomenon entry visibility competitions. It reveals combination publicly associated influences engagement, as well moderating effect location, providing novel insights into motivations solvers.

Language: Английский

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