Demirtepe-Saygılı, D.2026-01-052026-01-0520229781668455944978166845595110.4018/978-1-6684-5594-4.ch0532-s2.0-105023731423https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5594-4.ch053https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/11054Social media has become a part of people’s lives and many psychological processes are suggested to be related with social media use. This chapter examines social media use from a stress and coping perspective. Social media can be a stressor for users with the content of posts they see, with a fear of negative evaluation, as an unhealthy attachment to social media accounts, and as a result of cyberbullying. Social media use can also be a problem-focused coping as a source of information, an emotion-focused coping as a distraction, and a source of social support. Lastly, it can be a predictor or a part of well-being as well as a moderator or mediator between coping and well-being. After elaborating on social media use as a part of the coping process, implications for research and practice are discussed. The key points from a coping viewpoint are specified for users, parents, teachers, and professionals. While problematic use of social media can be part of dysfunctional coping and a worse well-being, healthy use can help individuals deal with stresses and lead to a better well-being. © 2022 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBook Part