Dataset for “The relationship between social media use and self-esteem among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of positive body image”

This dataset contains the de-identified raw data, analysis syntax, and supplementary materials supporting the findings reported in the manuscript by Liu et al. (under review at Body Image). Data were collected in two complementary studies approved by the Academic Ethics Committee of the School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University (approval no. 2023-03-012). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and their guardians.
Files & formats
Study1_RawData.csv – experimental data (n = 152; between-subjects factors: gender, image condition; within-subjects factor: pre/post self-esteem).
Study2_RawData.csv – survey data (n = 961; variables: social-media-use scale, BAS-2, RSES, gender, grade, urban/rural).
Codebook.pdf – variable labels, reverse-scoring rules, and scale references.
Analysis_Syntax.sps – SPSS PROCESS code used for mediation analyses.
README.txt – step-by-step instructions to reproduce all results and tables.
Licence
CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Users must cite the original publication and indicate any modifications.
Citation
Liu, X., Zhang, K., Cao, Y., & Chen, S. (2024). Dataset for “The relationship between social media use and self-esteem among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of positive body image”. Mendeley Data, V1, doi:10.17632/XXXXXX.
Contact
Corresponding author: Xiancui Liu, School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, No. 967 Anning East Road, Lanzhou 730070, China. E-mail: [e-mail]