The Relationship between Facebook Use and Well-Being depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength

被引:318
作者
Burke, Moira [1 ]
Kraut, Robert E. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Facebook, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
[2] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Sch Comp Sci, Human Comp Interact, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[3] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Tepper Sch Business, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION | 2016年 / 21卷 / 04期
关键词
Social Networking Sites; Psychological Well-Being; Social Support; Tie Strength; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES; INTERNET USE; SUPPORT; USAGE;
D O I
10.1111/jcc4.12162
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:265 / 281
页数:17
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