The relationship between Facebook usage and the affective component of subjective well-being

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati odnos između korištenja Facebooka i afektivne komponente subjektivne dobrobiti. U online provedenom anketnom istraživanju u dvije faze sudjelovalo je 50 sudionika u dobi od 24 do 60 godina koji su prvo dali odgovore na upitničke mjere PANAS i Ljestvicu intenziteta korištenja Facebooka te na sociodemografska obilježja, a zatim sudjelovali u sedmodnevnoj dnevničkoj studiji ispunjavajući tri kratke online ankete dnevno. Rezultati ukazuju na statistički značajnu pozitivnu povezanost negativne afektivnosti sa čestinom gledanja tuđih objava pri korištenju Facebooka. Pozitivna afektivnost nije se pokazala značajno povezanom s korištenjem Facebooka, čestinom komuniciranja pri korištenju Facebooka ni emocionalnom vezanošću uz isti. Trenutno raspoloženje nije pokazalo podudarnost s trendom čestine komuniciranja pri korištenju Facebooka, ni suprotnost u odnosu na trend čestine gledanja tuđih objava pri korištenju Facebooka. Rezultati su raspravljeni uz implikacije i smjernice za buduća istraživanja.The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the usage of Facebook and the affective component of subjective well-being. Fifty people aged between 24-60 participated in a two-phased online research. In the first phase of the study, the participants completed a set of questionnaires, which included the PANAS, the Facebook Intensity Scale and some sociodemographic characteristics. During the second phase, the participants were involved in a seven-day diary-based study completing three short online surveys daily. Results have shown a statistically significant positive correlation between negative affectivity and the frequency of scrolling while using Facebook. Positive affectivity has not been proven to correlate significantly neither with the usage of Facebook in general and communicating while using Facebook nor with the emotional attachment to Facebook. According to the obtained results, neither is there a congruence between the trends of current mood and the frequency of communicating while using Facebook, nor is there a contrariety between the current mood and the frequency of scrolling while using Facebook. Results are discussed with regards to implications and directions for future research