Social media usage, emotion regulation and self-esteem among Young Adults in India

Sahala, Fathimath and Simon, Soumya (2025) Social media usage, emotion regulation and self-esteem among Young Adults in India. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 25 (3). pp. 568-576. ISSN 2581-9615

The study aimed to understand the relationship between Social Media Usage, Emotion Regulation, and Self Esteem among young adults in India. The sample comprised 123 females, 46 males, and 1 prefer not to say contributing to a total sample of 170 participants. Tools such as the Social Media Usage Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory were administered to the participants with the help of online platform via Google forms. Pearson's Correlation was used to determine relationships between variables, and linear regression to understand the impact of social media usage on self-esteem and emotion regulation. The study found significant relationships between all three variables. Social media usage and self-esteem were positively correlated, while emotion regulation strongly correlated with both. Social media usage is a stronger predictor of emotion regulation and a predictor of self-esteem.