Social networks as a factor in the formation of life satisfaction: an empirical study

life satisfaction is an important scientific and practical component of psychology, which gives an idea of the subjective well-being in an individual's life. Currently, the problem of loss of landmarks and criteria of life satisfaction associated with the development of social networks needs to be investigated. Social media users look at life through the profile of the Internet pages of "successful", "well-off", "exceptionally happy people", and their own lives seem gray and not saturated to them. Without understanding the criteria of their own life satisfaction, many conclude that their life is "not like that." The stated problem is seen as a prospect for further scientific research on the topic under consideration. The article examines the concepts of life satisfaction, activity and self-presentation in social networks. An analysis of the results of an empirical study is presented, the purpose of which was to study the relationship of life satisfaction with self-presentation on social networks and with the perception of other people's content on social networks. The author's hypothesis implies two assumptions: 1) the risk of dissatisfaction with life increases when comparing oneself with idealized images broadcast on social networks by other users; 2) life satisfaction is lower with intentionally embellished self-presentation on social networks that does not correspond to reality.

life satisfaction, self-presentation in social networks