Most young adults use Instagram and Facebook frequently. Social media use is associated with increased negative social comparisons. Negative social comparisons on social media are related to suicidal ideation.

In this episode Professor Elizabeth Spitzer discusses her research on the negative social comparison, suicidal ideation, thwarted belongingness and social media use. In her survey of 456 college students she found a positive relationship between negative social comparison on social media and suicidal ideation.

Elizabeth Spitzer earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University. She has over fifteen publication from her research in suicide prevention and posttraumatic stress disorder. Her focus in suicide prevention has focused on young adults, veterans, and veterinarians. Her paper on the mental health effects of negative social comparison on social media was one of the top ten most downloaded papers from and American Psychological Association Journal in 2022. 

Website: https://www.lizspitzerphd.com/
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