Correlation between gender, work, stress, alcohol usage, Facebook and life satisfaction on the Facebook users.
Authors
Zubiak, Justyna
Issue Date
2014
Degree
BA (Hons) in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
Rights holder
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find a relationship between the gender, stress, working status, Facebook intensity, alcohol consumption and the satisfaction with life. The undertaken research is a cross-sectional correlational study on sample of 161 Facebook users. Data was gathered by online survey which consists following measures: Satisfaction with life Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Facebook Intensity Scale and Timeline Alcohol Follow back. Main results suggest that stress, Facebook intensity has a significant relationship with life satisfaction. However gender, working status and alcohol consumption do not have significant results. It was found that gender has significant relationship with stress. Discovery of a weak positive relationship between the Facebook usage and alcohol consumption was also an interesting outcome of this study.