The examination of the relationship between depression and self-esteem with social media usage in young adults

Social media is context which people can present themselves as they wish, communicate with others easily. Many people use social media. Researches about the effect of social media on mental health increase with the growing usage of social media. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between depression and self-esteem with social media usage in young adults. The sample of the study consists 305 participants (160 female, 145 male). The data of the study was collected using Personal Information Form to obtain information about social media usage, Two Dimensional Self-Esteem: Self- Liking/Self-Competence Scale and Beck Depression Scale. The data of the study was analyzed by SPSS 16. To compare depression and self-esteem with variables, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) was used. According to the results; there is statistically significant difference between the scales scores and gender, level of income, daily frequency of social media usage. Participants who use social media about 3-6 hours have higher depression. There is no statistically significant difference in the most used social media platform.