The effects of Social Networking Site (SNS) use on college students' friendship and well-being

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 229-236

  Wang, Jin Liang ^a   Jackson, Linda A ^b   Gaskin, James ^c   Wang, Hai Zhen ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Chongqing Industry and Trade Vocational and Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

Friendship quality; Online self disclosure; Social Networking Sites (SNSs); Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

FRIENDSHIP QUALITY; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SELF-DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (SNSS); STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84901684531     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.051     Document Type: Article

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