Research on Social Networking Sites and Social Support from 2004 to 2015: A Narrative Review and Directions for Future Research

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 44-51

  Meng, Jingbo ^a   Martinez, Lourdes ^b   Holmstrom, Amanda ^a   Chung, Minwoong ^a   Cox, Jeff ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature review; Research agenda; Social networking site; Social support

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NARRATIVE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; RESEARCH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; NARRATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85009488911     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0325     Document Type: Review

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