Facebook friends with (health) benefits? Exploring social network site use and perceptions of social support, stress, and well-being

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 721-727

  Nabi, Robin L ^a   Prestin, Abby ^b   So, Jiyeon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883263522     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0521     Document Type: Article

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