HMPYC80 Assignment 5 RESEARCH PROPOSAL (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 (714166) - DUE 29 August 2025

,HMPYC80 Assignment 5 RESEARCH
PROPOSAL (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025
(714166) - DUE 29 August 2025
HOW DOES DIGITAL EMOTION REGULATION THROUGH SOCIAL
MEDIA ENGAGEMENT INFLUENCE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-
BEING AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AMONG
SOUTH AFRICAN EMERGING ADULTS?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE
ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS .
1. INTRODUCTION.
2. BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH INTEREST, ISSUE OR
PROBLEM
2. LITERATURE REVIEW .7
2.1 Introduction .7
22 Digital Emotion Regulation .8
2.2.1 Definition and Scope 8
2.2.2 Types of Strategies 8
23 Psychological Well-being and Social Media Use .9
2.3.1 Definitions and Dimensions .9

, 2.3.2 Positive Associations 9
2.3.3 Negative Associations 9
2.4 Perceived Social Connectedness 10
2.4.1 Conceptual Clarification. 10
2.4.2 Online Connectedness 10
2.4.3 Risks to Social Connection 10
25 Theoretical Frameworks
2.5.1 Gross's Process Model of Emotion Regulation. 11
2.5.2 Self-Determination Theory
2.5.3 Uses and Gratifications Theory
26 Empirical Research in South African and Global Contexts . 1
2.6.1 Global Studies 12
2.6.2 South African Studies 12
2.7 Gaps in the Literature 12
2.8 Conclusion . 13
3. THE RESEARCH APPROACH, METHOD, AND DESIGN 13
3.1 Research Paradigm and Ontological Assumptions 13
32 Research Question 14