The Relationship Between Use of Social Network Sites, Online Social Support, and Well-Being: Results From a Six-Wave Longitudinal Study
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Abstract. Existing work on the effects of social network sites (SNS) on well-being has often stressed that SNS can help people gain social support from their online networks, which positively affects their well-being. However, the majority of studies in this area have been cross-sectional in nature and/or relied on student samples. Using data from six waves of a longitudinal study with a representative sample of Dutch Internet users, we first examined whether users and nonusers of SNS differ in online social support and well-being (as indicated by life satisfaction and stress). In a second step, we investigated in more detail how SNS use – more specifically, asking for advice and the number of strong ties on these SNS – are related to online social support, stress, and satisfaction with life. Overall, our results provide no evidence for SNS use and online social support affecting either stress or life satisfaction. SNS users reported more online social support than nonusers did, but also higher levels of stress; the two groups did not differ in overall life satisfaction. With regard to the underlying processes, we found positive cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between asking for advice on SNS and online social support, indicating that SNS can be an effective tool for receiving social support. However, online social support was not related to higher life satisfaction or reduced stress 6 months later; instead, it seems that SNS users with lower life satisfaction and/or higher stress seek more social support online by asking for advice on SNS.
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- Authors
- Utz, S., & Breuer, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Utz, Sonja
- Venue
- Journal of Media Psychology
- Publisher
- Hogrefe Publishing Group
- Published
- 2017-07
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 115-125
- ISSN
- 1864-1105 (ISSN-L)
- 2151-2388
- PMC
- PMC5683734
- OpenAlex
- W2750614609
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 37.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Universitätsbibliographie, Universität Duisburg-Essen (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission
- FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (312420)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
- Keywords
- social network sites, online social support, well-being, life satisfaction, stress, strong ties, social support seeking, internet users
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