Do Social Network Sites Enhance or Undermine Subjective Well-Being? A Critical Review

Social Issues and Policy Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 274-302

  Verduyn, Philippe ^a,b   Ybarra, Oscar ^c   Résibois, Maxime ^b   Jonides, John ^c   Kross, Ethan ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 85009288902     PISSN: 17512395     EISSN: 17512409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sipr.12033     Document Type: Article

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