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

NCT06268756 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2023_RIPH_020_RESANXIEST
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Self-esteem

Keywords

Fear of judgment; self-esteem; social networks; student

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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

Study Arms (1)

students

students

Other: Data collection

Interventions

Data collection OTHER

Data collection

students

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

students using social networks

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• Protected by law
• Refusing to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne: lead

Study Sites (2)

Ufr Medecine Urca

Reims, 51100, France

RECRUITING

Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne

Reims, 51100, France

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Data Collection

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• JULIEN SWEERTS Sabrina

  Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Barbe Coralie, DR

CONTACT

0326913665; coralie.barbe@univ-reims.fr

CURRS CURRS

CONTACT

0326918822; curss@univ-reims.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2024
• First Posted: February 20, 2024
• Study Start: February 7, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 7, 2024
• Study Completion: June 7, 2024
• Last Updated: February 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

FR (2)