Exploring the relationship between receiving and offering online social support: A dual social support model

Lin, Tung‐Ching; Hsu, Jack Shih-Chieh; Cheng, Hsiang-Lan; Chiu, Chao‐Min

doi:10.1016/j.im.2015.01.003

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“…The most popular SNS is currently Facebook, which was launched in February 2004 and had more than 1.1 billion active users in 2016 (eBizMBA, 2016). SNSs have the capacity to facilitate communication, information distribution and sharing of knowledge (Berger et al, ; Ellison & Boyd, ; Lin et al, ; Pan et al, ; Utz, ) through services such as private messaging audio and video chat, message boards, content sharing, and tagging. To facilitate communication among users, SNSs such as Facebook offer various messaging services, including private and public messaging.…”

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Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well‐being: A systematic review

Erfani

Abedin

2018

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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As Social Network Sites (SNSs) are increasingly becoming part of people's everyday lives, the implications of their use need to be investigated and understood. We conducted a systematic literature review to lay the groundwork for understanding the relationship between SNS use and users' psychological well-being and for devising strategies for taking advantage of this relationship. The review included articles published between 2003 and 2016, extracted from major academic databases. Findings revealed that the use of SNSs is both positively and negatively related to users' psychological well-being. We discuss the factors that moderate this relationship and their implications on users' psychological well-being. Many of the studies we reviewed lacked a sound theoretical justification for their findings and most involved young and healthy students, leaving other cohorts of SNS users neglected. The paper concludes with the presentation of a platform for future investigation.

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Section: Contextmentioning

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Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well‐being: A systematic review

Erfani

Abedin

2018

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“…(Cobb, ; Hajli, ; Zhang & Yang, ). Studies have shown social support to be a product of social connections (Chuang & Yang, ; Lin, Hsu, Cheng, & Chiu, ; Zhang & Yang, ) and a predictor of health outcomes, such as greater well‐being (Bui, Yen, & Honavar, ; Wright, ). Rubenstein () showed information and emotional support was exchanged among members of an online breast cancer group.…”

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The effect of social network site use on the psychological well‐being of cancer patients

Erfani

Abedin

Blount

2016

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Social network sites (SNSs) are growing in popularity and social significance. Although researchers have attempted to explain the effect of SNS use on users' psychological well‐being, previous studies have produced inconsistent results. In addition, most previous studies relied on healthy students as participants; other cohorts of SNSs users, in particular people living with serious health conditions, have been neglected. In this study, we carried out semistructured interviews with users of the Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA) Facebook to assess how and in what ways SNS use impacts their psychological well‐being. A theoretical model was proposed to develop a better understanding of the relationships between SNS use and the psychological well‐being of cancer patients. Analysis of data collected through a subsequent quantitative survey confirmed the theoretical model and empirically revealed the extent to which SNS use impacts the psychological well‐being of cancer patients. Findings showed the use of OCA Facebook enhances social support, enriches the experience of social connectedness, develops social presence and learning and ultimately improves the psychological well‐being of cancer patients.

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“…Although the definitions of functional social support vary, scholars agree that it is a multi-dimensional construct [15,23]. Interpretations of the functional social support construct differ, but the meaning of its dimensions remains mainly the same; only the terminology is different [15,23,39].…”

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“…As revealed by the interpretations of the different support types, appraisal is similar to emotional support; in practice, it is hard to make a distinction between the two. These two support types can also be classified under nurturing support [23].…”

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Usage of Facebook-and Anonymous Forum -- Based Peer Support Groups Online and Their Influence on Perceived Social Support Types in Weight Loss

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2016

2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

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Exploring the relationship between receiving and offering online social support: A dual social support model

Cited by 108 publications

References 75 publications

Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well‐being: A systematic review

Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well‐being: A systematic review

The effect of social network site use on the psychological well‐being of cancer patients

Usage of Facebook-and Anonymous Forum -- Based Peer Support Groups Online and Their Influence on Perceived Social Support Types in Weight Loss

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