Do Social Network Sites Enhance or Undermine Subjective Well‐Being? A Critical Review
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...Undoubtedly, using social media can be beneficial including as a source of social support and knowledge acquisition, however, a mounting body of evidence suggests associations with poor mental health among young people [7,8]....
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...For instance, research from elsewhere has characterised types of social media use – active use being associated with positive outcomes versus passive use which tends to be correlated with negative outcomes [8]....
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...Consistent with other studies we found an association between social media use and depressive symptoms – a finding that has been replicated using several cross sectional and longitudinal data sources [7,8]....
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...Humans have a fundamental need to create and maintain interpersonal relationships (Baumeister & Leary, 1995)....
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...With 1.65 billion active monthly users, Facebook is currently the most popular social network site (Facebook, 2016b)....
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...Aside from a fundamental need for relatedness, people also have a drive to evaluate their opinions and abilities (Festinger, 1954)....
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...In many circumstances objective bases for self-evaluation are not present: For example, is running 100 m in 14 seconds fast? In such cases self-evaluation depends upon how one compares oneself with other people, a process called “social comparison” (Festinger, 1954)....
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...In such cases self-evaluation depends upon how one compares oneself with other people, a process called “social comparison” (Festinger, 1954)....
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...A defining feature of these internet-based applications is that they allow for the creation and exchange of user-generated content (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010)....
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...Consistent with these findings, results from other studies indicate that people view subjective well-being as more important in judging quality of life than either wealth or moral goodness (Diener, 2000; King & Napa, 1998)....
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