How do social support and the use of social media contribute to mental health and resilience among those who are pursuing a new path of identity and life? Those who exit ultra-Orthodox Judaism often struggle with loss of social support while simultaneously increasing their use of social media. We conducted a cross-cultural survey among 1146 individuals who left ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Our findings show that escapist and avoidant coping through social media correlated with more negative mental health outcomes, while using social media to problem solve and perceiving oneself as giving and receiving social support correlated with more positive outcomes. Resilience negatively associated with escapist and avoidant styles of coping through social media. Some aspects of perceived social support had positive associations with resilience. These findings shed light on potentially helpful mechanisms for using social media among marginalized communities, specifically those who exit high-cost religious communities.

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走上新道路：社会支持、社交媒体参与和宗教分离后的福祉


社会支持和社交媒体的使用如何促进那些正在追求新的身份和生活道路的人的心理健康和复原力？那些退出极端正统犹太教的人经常在失去社会支持的同时，同时增加他们对社交媒体的使用。我们对 1146 名离开极端正统犹太教的人进行了一项跨文化调查。我们的研究结果表明，通过社交媒体逃避现实和回避型应对与更负面的心理健康结果相关，而使用社交媒体解决问题并认为自己给予和接受社会支持与更积极的结果相关。韧性与通过社交媒体逃避现实和回避型应对方式呈负相关。感知到的社会支持的某些方面与弹性呈正相关。这些发现揭示了边缘化社区使用社交媒体的潜在有用机制，特别是那些退出高成本宗教社区的人。