The Facebook Paths to Happiness: Effects of the Number of Facebook Friends and Self-Presentation on Subjective Well-Being

By Junghyung Kim, Jong-Eun Roselyn Lee. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2011

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Me, my selfie, and I: The relations between selfie behaviors, body image, self-objectification, and self-esteem in young women. (2020, background): “…state of affairs most likely has implications for social relationships, health, and well-being, and consequently, researchers increasingly examine how SNS use relates to various aspects of psychological health (Kim & Lee, 2011; Strubel, Petrie, & Pookulangara, 2016; Valen-zuela, Park, & Kee, 2009).”
How does online social networking enhance life satisfaction? The relationships among online supportive interaction, affect, perceived social support, sense of community, and life satisfaction (2014, background): “…, 2006), major indicators of online social networking (i.e., number of SNS friend, the amount of social networking) often failed to predict positive outcomes (Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011; Kim & Lee, 2011; Klingensmith, 2010; Valenzuela et al., 2009; Vitak, Ellison, & Steinfield, 2011).”
Seeing everyone else's highlight reels: How Facebook usage is linked to depressive symptoms. (2014, background): “Although these Facebook self-presentations appear to have a positive effect on the subjective well-being of those constructing their online identities (Kim & Lee, 2011), frequently viewing these portrayals may intensify other people’s negative cognitions behind the scenes.”
Exploring the Relationships Between Different Types of Facebook Use, Perceived Online Social Support, and Adolescents’ Depressed Mood (2016, background): “…Marlow, and Lento (2010) recently recognized that different types of Facebook use may yield different effects, the majority of studies examined the impact of general Facebook use (e.g., Kross et al., 2013) or the number of Facebook friends on young people’s well-being (e.g., Kim & Lee, 2011).”
Feeling Authentic on Social Media: Subjective Authenticity Across Instagram Stories and Posts (2021, methodology): “As there is no standard scale to measure state authenticity, items were adapted from prior studies (Fleeson & Wilt, 2010; Kim & Lee, 2011).”
Culture Moderates the Relation Between Perceived Stress, Social Support, and Mental and Physical Health (2016, methodology): “Indeed, the more friends one has, the healthier and happier one is (e.g., J. Kim & Lee, 2011; Umberson & Montez, 2010).”
Social networking site use: Linked to adolescents' social self‐concept, self‐esteem, and depressed mood (2014, background): “Other research has found that greater numbers of Facebook friends was positively associated with university students’ well-being (Kim & Lee, 2011).”
Authenticity and well-being on social network sites: A two-wave longitudinal study on the effects of online authenticity and the positivity bias in SNS communication (2014, background): “SNSs have frequently been characterized as a social resource that increases well-being by facilitating access to social capital and social support (Brandtzaeg, 2012; Ellison et al., 2007; Kim & Lee, 2011; Steinfield et al., 2008; Valenzuela et al., 2009).”
Facebook use, envy, and depression among college students: Is facebooking depressing? (2015, background): “But while Facebook has been shown to elicit happiness (Kim & Lee, 2011), it is also prone to problematic use, such as when young users post photos of them drinking or in sexually suggestive poses (Karl, Peluchette, & Schlaegel, 2010).”
How and Why Social Media Affect Subjective Well-Being: Multi-Site Use and Social Comparison as Predictors of Change Across Time (2020, methodology): “The survey included the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and their approximate number of Facebook friends, which has been associated with a user’s level of Facebook activity (Chen 2014) as well as with perceived social support (Kim and Lee 2011).”
The interplay between Facebook use, social comparison, envy, and depression (2016, background): “Desirable correlates of Facebook friend count have also been observed in other contexts [8].”
Social Networks, Interpersonal Social Support, and Health Outcomes: A Health Communication Perspective (2016, background): “Online sources of social support appear to replace or extend traditional offline support networks in terms of providing greater access to the increased social capital available in a larger, easier to maintain network of individuals who are often geographically separated (Walther and Boyd, 2002; Elli”
Do you get tired of socializing? An empirical explanation of discontinuous usage behaviour in social network services (2016, background): “However, studies on Facebook reveal that the number of friends for many users greatly exceed Dunbar’s number (Walther et al. 2008), and beyond a certain number, additional friends are associated with decreasing well-being (Kim and Lee 2011).”
Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. (2014, background): “…for this set of results is that if people primarily use SNSs to network with others, fulfill belongingness needs, and build social capital (Kim & Lee, 2011; Nadkarni & Hofmann, 2012; Steinfield et al., 2008), then a person’s self-esteem might be expected to be most tied to the amount of active…”