Fear of Other's Judgment, Self-esteem and Use of Social Networks Among Students (RESANXIEST)

Fear of being judged negatively by others can lead to avoidance of social situations or even social isolation. If the intensity of this fear is excessive and results in significant impairment of functioning or significant suffering, the subject may suffer from social anxiety.

The considerable growth of social networks in a decade has led to the emergence of new behaviors among young people. Individuals spend on average 2 hours and 27 minutes per day with differences in usage: time spent, social network used, function sought. The use of these networks may be reasonable and moderate but may also be excessive and abusive (Amnon, 2014). Some authors even talk about addiction or dependence on social networks (Perales and Billieux, 2020) even if the existence of this disorder is not consensus.

People who fear being judged negatively by others may be more at risk of misuse of social networks. Indeed, the use of social networks would compensate for their existing problems (Kardefelt-Winther, 2014) and would thus be a new emotional management strategy. It would also reduce dreaded social situations such as face-to-face exchanges (Weidman and Rodebaugh, 2012; Yen and Ko, 2012). Self-esteem is defined as a subjective judgment of oneself in relation to one's values and vision of the real and ideal self (Rosenberg. 1979). The greater the gap between the vision of the real self and the ideal self, the lower the self-esteem.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Self-esteem
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Data collection

Detailed Description

The objective of the study is to study the influence of self-esteem on the association between the fear of being judged negatively by others and the use of social networks.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 500

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Barbe Coralie, DR; Phone Number: +33 0326913665; Email: coralie.barbe@univ-reims.fr
• Study Contact Backup: Name: CURRS CURRS; Phone Number: +33 0326918822; Email: curss@univ-reims.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Reims, France, 51100
    • Recruiting
    • Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne
    • Contact: CURRS CURRS; Phone Number: 0326918822; Email: currs@univ-reims.fr
  • Reims, France, 51100
    • Recruiting
    • Ufr Medecine Urca
    • Contact: Coralie Barbe; Phone Number: +33 326913665; Email: coralie.barbe1@univ-reims.fr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

students using social networks

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• over 18 years of age
• students at a French school or university
• using social media
• agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Protected by law
• Refusing to participate in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
students	Other: Data collection; Data collection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale	a self-administered questionnaire containing ten statements measuring a person's general attitude towards his own worth. For each, the subject indicates his or her agreement on a Likert scale from 1 to 4, with 1 meaning "strongly disagree", 2 "somewhat disagree", 3 "somewhat agree" and 4 "strongly agree". The score is interpreted as follows: A score below 25 indicates very low self-esteem.; A score between 25 and 31 indicates low self-esteem.; A score between 31 and 34 indicates average self-esteem.; A score between 34 and 39 indicates high self-esteem.; A score above 39 indicates very high self-esteem.	Day 0

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
• Investigators: Study Director: JULIEN SWEERTS Sabrina, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 7, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 7, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 7, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 12, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): February 20, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 20, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 12, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: self-esteem; student; social networks; Fear of judgment
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023_RIPH_020_RESANXIEST

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No