weakly vs strongly evocativeupward comparisonbenign envymalicious envyinspirationpositive affectnegative affectvitalitylife satisfactionmeaningself W r i t i n g
weakly vs strongly evocativeupward comparisonbenign envymalicious envyinspirationpositive affectnegative affectvitalitylife satisfactionmeaningself W r i t i n g
task: Read the following research article (you need to find a way to access it, along with its Supplementary Materials, by yourself):
Meier, A., Gilbert, A., Börner, S., & Possler, D. (2020). Instagram inspiration: How upward comparison on social network sites can contribute to well-being. Journal of Communication. doi:10.1093/joc/jqaa025
Answer the following questions, and submit your answers on Canvas. HINT: You can easily find Babbie’s (2016) descriptions for each of the italicized terms in questions, using the Index of your textbook (p. 513-530).
1)Which one (or more) of the three purposes of social research best describe(s) this research? Explain your answer briefly.
2)Which type of data (quantitative versus qualitative) does this research utilize?