Items | Upward Comparison with Others | Self Esteem | Life Satisfaction | Social Support |
1) As I see others accomplish something, I compare it to my relatively miserable situation. | 0.802 | −0.229 | −0.078 | 0.015 |
2) When I see someone else’s wonderful lifestyle on Facebook, I compare it to my situation when I haven’t experienced it. | 0.801 | −0.180 | 0.047 | 0.038 |
3) I compare myself to other people working so hard, but I am not. | 0.801 | −0.213 | −0.042 | 0.024 |
4) I often see other people’s superior appearance or physical condition and compare it with my unattractive appearance. | 0.799 | −0.245 | 0.080 | −0.013 |
5) I compare myself to others owning luxury items, but I don’t have them. | 0.793 | −0.201 | 0.130 | −0.025 |
6) I see other people having many good human relationships and compare that to my lack of good relationships. | 0.777 | −0.234 | 0.022 | −0.054 |
7) I see other people having happy daily lives and compare that to my not so happy daily life. | 0.771 | −0.272 | 0.004 | −0.074 |
8) I compare myself to other people who are very popular, but I am not. | 0.762 | −0.208 | 0.077 | −0.067 |
1) Sometimes I think I’m a very useless person. | −0.202 | 0.812 | −0.019 | 0.184 |
2) Overall, I seem to be a social failure. | −0.192 | 0.812 | −0.009 | 0.207 |
3) I don’t have much to boast about. | −0.183 | 0.772 | −0.003 | 0.121 |
4) Sometimes I feel unhappy. | −0.257 | 0.760 | 0.141 | 0.129 |
5) Sometimes I think I’m incompetent. | −0.242 | 0.732 | 0.143 | −0.058 |
6) Sometimes I want to be someone else. | −0.199 | 0.684 | 0.131 | −0.070 |
7) I don’t have anyone understands me fully. | −0.174 | 0.550 | −0.192 | 0.083 |
1) The situation in my life is very good (after using Facebook). | 0.041 | 0.052 | 0.858 | 0.235 |
2) (After using Facebook) I’ve accomplished the important things I want in my life. | 0.018 | 0.051 | 0.853 | 0.239 |
3) (After using Facebook) I’m happy with my life. | −0.001 | 0.109 | 0.846 | 0.241 |
4) (After using Facebook) Overall my life is close to ideal. | 0.078 | −0.012 | 0.826 | 0.156 |
5) If I can live my life again (after using Facebook) I will hardly change anything. | 0.039 | −0.031 | 0.813 | 0.050 |
1) My friends help me a lot. | −0.023 | 0.107 | 0.171 | 0.864 |
2) I can talk about my worries with my friends. | 0.006 | 0.111 | 0.137 | 0.855 |
3) I have someone to talk to when I am happy or sad. | 0.010 | 0.082 | 0.214 | 0.803 |
4) My family helps me. | −0.066 | 0.083 | 0.090 | 0.771 |
5) Someone helps me when I need it. | 0.013 | 0.068 | 0.231 | 0.756 |
Eigenvalue | 6.177 | 4.475 | 3.900 | 3.664 |
% variance | 19.925 | 14.435 | 12.581 | 11.819 |
Cumulative variance | 19.925 | 34.360 | 46.941 | 58.760 |
Reliability | 0.951 | 0.892 | 0.918 | 0.892 |