The emotional responses of browsing Facebook: Happiness, envy, and the role of tie strength

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-38

  Lin, Ruoyun ^a   Utz, Sonja ^a  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emotional contagion; Envy; Facebook; Happiness; Social comparison; Tie strength

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EMOTIONAL CONTAGION; ENVY; FACEBOOK; HAPPINESS; SOCIAL COMPARISON; TIE STRENGTHS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84930935995     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.064     Document Type: Article

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