The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Well-Being Depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength: FACEBOOK AND WELL-BEING
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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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- Authors
- Burke, M., & Kraut, R. E.
- Affiliations
- Meta (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2016-07
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 265-281
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2497165680
- Cited by
- 552
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 46 · 2025: 58 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 67 · 2021: 71 · 2020: 86 · 2019: 57 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 133.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Keywords
- Facebook use, psychological well-being, tie strength, strong ties, online communication, social support, social comparison, relationship maintenance, relational investment, sense of belonging, targeted communication
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