The Relationship between Facebook Use and Well-Being depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength
The Relationship between Facebook Use and Well-Being depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength
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DOI:
10.1111/jcc4.12162
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发表时间:
2016-07-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Kraut, Robert E.
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作者:
Burke, Moira;Kraut, Robert E.
An extensive literature shows that social relationships influence psychological well-being, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We test predictions about online interactions and well-being made by theories of belongingness, relationship maintenance, relational investment, social support, and social comparison. An opt-in panel study of 1,910 Facebook users linked self-reported measures of well-being to counts of respondents' Facebook activities from server logs. Specific uses of the site were associated with improvements in well-being: Receiving targeted, composed communication from strong ties was associated with improvements in well-being while viewing friends' wide-audience broadcasts and receiving one-click feedback were not. These results suggest that people derive benefits from online communication, as long it comes from people they care about and has been tailored for them.