When Facebook is easier than face-to-face: Social support derived from Facebook in socially anxious individuals
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This positive experience can strengthen the feeling of being part of a social network and instill a sense of being valued, respected, and esteemed among students, leading to elevated SWB.
“This particular positive experience, which is frequently absent in face-to-face interactions, can strengthen the feeling of being a part of a social network and instill a sense of being valued, respected, and esteemed among students. As a result, it can lead to the development of a positive psychological and emotional state, ultimately contributing to an elevated level of SWB [124].”
From How social media usage affects psychological and subjective well-being: testing a moderated mediation model (2023) · cites this paper as [124]
Online interactions are more fluid and within the control of users, thereby overcoming possible social anxieties linked to in-person interaction.
“with interactions being more fluid, and within the control of users, thereby overcoming possible social anxieties linked to in-person interaction (Indian & Grieve, 2014).”
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“Given that previous research finds that people with high social anxiety 21 or low offline social support 23 are particularly likely to benefit from receiving online social support, these findings suggest that finding ways to improve the perceived usefulness of OSGs to people with low social support and…”
Social Media as a Tool for Data Collection: Examining Equivalence of Socially Value-Laden Constructs
Grieve, R., Witteveen, K., & Tolan, G. A. (2014) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-014-9227-4 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
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“Previous research on problematic social media use has shown that normal use of social media can reduce feeling of loneliness and foster the experience of social support [17] whereas maladaptive use can contribute to addictive tendencies and negatively impact mental health [18, 19].”
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Social responses to Facebook status updates: The role of extraversion and social anxiety
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“While this question has been assessed on a global level for general internet or social media usage (e.g. Indian & Grieve, 2014; Kraut et al., 2001) as well as for some specific forms of online communication like online chatting (e.g. Sheeks & Birchmeier, 2007; van Zalk et al., 2011), empirical…”
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A Framework for Understanding the Relationship between Social Media Discourse and Mental Health
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“For instance, Indian and Grieve (2014) showed that socially anxious individuals benefited from the support they received through Facebook friends.”
Instagram engagement and well-being: the mediating role of appearance anxiety
Ryding, C., Harkin, L., & Kuss, D. J. (2024) · Behaviour and Information Technology · doi:10.1080/0144929x.2024.2323078 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
“Active use has been suggested to fulfil a protective role to anxiety and self-esteem through perceived social support online (Indian and Grieve 2014), however this was not found in the present study.”
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Social Support and Aggressive Communication on Social Network Sites during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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“Other researchers argue in support of the poor-get-richer hypothesis (e.g., Desjarlais & Willoughby, 2010; Indian & Grieve, 2014).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialOnline Social Interactions Predict Academic and Emotional Adjustment in the Transition to University
Mikami, A. Y., Szwedo, D. E., Khalis, A., Jia, M., & Na, J. J. (2018) · Journal of Research on Adolescence · doi:10.1111/jora.12377 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
“Yet, Indian and Grieve (2014) found that self-reports of more social support received on Facebook (over and above face-to-face social support) were associated with greater well-being for socially anxious individuals.”
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“Extensive research (Hutchins et al., 2021; Indian & Grieve, 2014; Pierce, 2009) has consistently shown that individuals with high levels of social anxiety exhibit a preference for online communication due to the depersonalization and social liberation it offers, leading to increased feelings of…”
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“2014) and social support (Indian & Grieve 2014; Trepte, Dienlin, & Reinecke 2014a) for the user.”
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The Digital Development of LGBTQ Youth
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Measuring Online Social Support: Development and Validation of a Short Form for Chinese Adolescents
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“, the personal interpretation of supportive transactions, such as the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List [23] used by Indian and Grieve [24] and the family subscale of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support [25] used by Frison and Eggermont [26].”
MethodSocial Media Interventions for Adolescents and Young People with Depression and Psychosis
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Utilization and Influence of Online Support Communities in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Patients
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“…use for expanding their social networks online, through maintaining old interpersonal relationships and building new ones, with the hope that their friends or followers on social media may provide social and psychological support when they are in need (Indian & Grieve, 2014; Wohn & Larose, 2014).”
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Mental health benefits and opportunities
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Social Commerce Intention, Social Interaction, and Social Support
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“Since SCI-giving is not a strong benefit perceived by HSA users, the negative moderating role of social anxiety is only significant on SCI-receiving, not on SCI-giving.”
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RETRACTED : Social Media Use for Cancer Support Among Young Adults with Cancer
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Social media actually used by people with visual impairment: A scoping review
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“Interestingly, social media interaction can improve the well-being of users who face social anxiety in the real world (Indian & Grieve, 2014).”
- Authors
- Indian, M., & Grieve, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Grieve, Rachel
- ORCID
- Grieve, Rachel
- Venue
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-03
- Volume
- 59
- Pages
- 102-106
- ISSN
- 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2015136543
- Cited by
- 170
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 37.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
- eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
- Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- social anxiety, Facebook, online social support, perceived social support, subjective well-being, social networking sites, face-to-face social interaction, incremental validity
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