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Toward an Integrated and Differential Approach to the Relationships Between Loneliness, Different Types of Facebook Use, and Adolescents’ Depressed Mood

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Frison, Eline, Eggermont, Steven·2020·Communication Research

Abstract

Although a variety of studies have examined the predictors or outcomes of adolescents’ social networking site use, these studies did not incorporate (1) an integrated, longitudinal approach to examine these relationships longitudinally in a single comprehensive model or (2) a differential approach to distinguish between different types of social networking site use. Therefore, this two-wave panel study ( N = 1,612) developed an integrated and differential model to provide a deeper understanding of the relationships among loneliness, specific types of Facebook use, and adolescents’ depressed mood. Using structural equation modeling, the results point to the presence of a poor-get-richer effect regarding active public Facebook use but reveal a poor-get-poorer effect regarding passive Facebook use. The discussion focuses on the explanation and understanding of these findings.

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Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1177/0093650215617506

Cites

87 of 87 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

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6 tests recomputed · 0 with the reported and recomputed p on opposite sides of .05

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  • It may state two separate claims as one. 38
  • Probably not a substantial claim. 52
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Public Facebook conversations are asynchronous.

    “The asynchrony of public Facebook conversations allows users to carefully think over and select what to post as well as to edit this information after it has been posted, whereas messages sent through private Facebook channels cannot be edited once they have been sent.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Messages sent through private Facebook channels cannot be edited after they are sent.

    “whereas messages sent through private Facebook channels cannot be edited once they have been sent.”
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    A Facebook network consists of both strong and weak ties.

    “Given that a Facebook network consists of both strong and weak ties, Facebook is a perfect source of social support when such support is needed (Frison & Eggermont, 2015a).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The observed longitudinal associations reflect causal effects of Facebook use on friend support and depressed mood, rather than reverse causation or unmeasured confounding.

    “passive Facebook use at Time 1 decreased adolescents' perceptions of friend support at Time 2”
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    Self-reported Facebook use and feedback accurately reflect adolescents' actual behavior.

    “The participants completed four questions about their time spent on Facebook.”
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    Missing data are missing at random, so multiple imputation yields valid estimates.

    “multiple imputation was performed (Honaker & King, 2010).”
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    The six-month interval is sufficient to capture the causal lag between Facebook use and changes in friend support and depressed mood.

    “A two-wave panel study with a 6-month interval was conducted among 12-to 19year-old adolescents.”
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    The sample of Flemish adolescents is representative enough to generalize the findings to adolescents broadly.

    “which is representative of the overall Flemish secondary school population (45%; Flemish Department of Education, 2015).”
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    Positive public feedback on Facebook is perceived positively by adolescents.

    “At Time 2, adolescents received regularly positive public feedback on Facebook (M = 4.57, SD = 1.62).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The unidirectional paths from loneliness to Facebook use at Time 1 are correctly specified.

    “emotional loneliness at Time 1 positively predicted adolescents' passive Facebook use at Time 1”
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    Status updates posted on a private Facebook profile are semi-public, whereas those posted on a public profile are fully public.

    “status updates that are posted on a private Facebook profile are semi-public, whereas those posted on a public profile are fully public.”
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    The level of publicness of Facebook communication can be easily managed because users can switch between private and public platforms and restrict visibility.

    “the level of publicness of Facebook communication can be simply managed because Facebook users can easily switch between the private and public Facebook platforms (or use them simultaneously) and can restrict what information is visible to others within the public platform.”
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  • Doesn’t add upF(8, 1380) = 3.23reported p < .001 · recomputed p = .001

    “F(8, 1380) = 3.23, p < .001”

  • Doesn’t add upF(1, 1773) = 5.18reported p < .01 · recomputed p = .023

    “F(1, 1773) = 5.18, p < .01”

  • ConsistentF(1, 1795) = 10.43reported p = .001 · recomputed p = .001

    “F(1, 1795) = 10.43,p = .001”

  • ConsistentF(1, 1840) = 11.61reported p = .001 · recomputed p < .001

    “F(1, 1840) = 11.61,p = .001”

  • ConsistentF(5, 1086) = 3.49reported p < .01 · recomputed p = .004

    “F(5, 1086) = 3.49, p < .01”

  • ConsistentF(10, 2174) = 13.28reported p = 0 · recomputed p < .001

    “F(10, 2174) = 13.28,p = .000”

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  1. 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.85.which · DOI
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Metadata

Authors
Frison, E., & Eggermont, S.
Affiliations
KU Leuven (BE)
Corresponding author
Eggermont, Steven
Venue
Communication Research
Published
2015-12-03
Volume
47
Issue
5
Pages
701-728
ISSN
  • 0093-6502 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3810
OpenAlex
W2259768013
Cited by
239
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 37 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 3
FWCI
27.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Communication Research (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media and Digital Communication
Keywords
loneliness, Facebook use, adolescents, depressive mood, social networking sites

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