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Effects of social media use on subjective well-being in Latin America
[Efectos del uso de redes sociales sobre el bienestar subjetivo en Latinoamérica]

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  • Leonardo Caravaggio

    (Universidad de Buenos Aires)

Abstract

The covid-19 pandemic accelerated the digitalization of daily life due to various restrictive measures and precautionary decisions. The impact of social media use on wellbeing depends on context and usage patterns. This paper analyzes the causal effect of social media use on the subjective well-being of the Latin American population during the pandemic. Pre- and post-pandemic periods are also examined for comparison. An instrumental variable regression model is used to address endogeneity, employing internet access quality as an instrument. A negative effect of social media on well-being is found, which worsens over time, especially for women and urban residents. Con la irrupción de la pandemia de Covid-19 se produjo un fuerte proceso de digitalización de la vida, como consecuencia de diferentes medidas restrictivas y decisiones de cuidado. El impacto del uso de redes sociales en el bienestar está relacionado con el contexto y el tipo de uso. En el presente trabajo se analiza el impacto causal del uso de redes sociales en el bienestar subjetivo de la población latinoamericana durante la pandemia. Se estudia también la prepandemia y la postpandemia a fines comparativos. Se utiliza un modelo de regresión con variables instrumentales, lo que permite considerar el efecto causal y evitar la endogeneidad de ambas variables (utilizando la calidad del acceso a internet como instrumento). Se observa un impacto negativo del uso de redes sociales sobre el bienestar subjetivo que empeora con el tiempo. Este impacto es aún peor para las mujeres y para los habitantes de grandes ciudades.

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  • Leonardo Caravaggio, 2024. "Effects of social media use on subjective well-being in Latin America [Efectos del uso de redes sociales sobre el bienestar subjetivo en Latinoamérica]," Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario, vol. 27(2), pages 1-33.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000151:022169
    DOI: 10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/e
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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