PO491: Development of the Social Media Rumination Measure

  • PMD: 1,6
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn about "social media rumination" and its impact on the mental well-being of youth;
  2. learn about the Social Media Rumination Scale and the methodological approach employed in the study to further develop this measure; and
  3. identify instances of social media rumination in youth and generate insights that could lead to the formulation of tailored intervention strategies to mitigate its effects on youth mental health.

Description

Help school psychologists, researchers, and educators learn a social media rumination measure developed to assess the effects of social media rumination in youth.

Presenter(s)

Shiyuan Chen, Northern Illinois University
Ruth Jeong, Northern Illinois University
Matthew J. Geisler, Northern Illinois University

Contributor(s)

Megan L. Gilbertson, Michelle K. Demaray

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