The Relationship between Online Social Networking and Depression: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 638-648

  Baker, David A ^a   Algorta, Guillermo Perez ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depression; Facebook; online social networking; rumination; social comparison

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84995487750     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0206     Document Type: Article

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