Association of Facebook Use with Compromised Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 203-211

  Shakya, Holly B ^a   Christakis, Nicholas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; mental health; social interaction; social media; social networks; social support

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RELATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020935967     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww189     Document Type: Article

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