Internet Use and Psychological Well-being: A Meta-Analysis

By Chiungjung Huang. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2009

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults (2013, neutral): “[7,8].”
Time Spent on Social Network Sites and Psychological Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis (2017, neutral): “Huang 21 analyzed 15 studies on the relationship between SNS use (i.e., time spent on SNS, frequency of use of SNS, intensity of SNS use, and compulsive use of SNS) and well-being, and identiﬁed 17 independent samples.”
The Role of Social Networking Sites in Early Adolescents’ Social Lives (2016, result): “In general, it is worth pointing out that the effect sizes we obtained are comparable with other studies on online communication and general media effects research (e.g., Huang, 2010; Riddle, Potter, Metzger, Nabi, & Linz, 2011; Schouten, Valkenburg, & Peter, 2007; Valkenburg & Peter, 2007a).”
Why Do People Use Facebook? (2011, background): “In the past, internet use has been associated with a detrimental effect on psychological measures of well being such as self-esteem and life satisfaction (Huang, 2010).”
Does Facebook make you lonely?: A meta analysis (2014, background): “However, other perspectives (e.g., Huang, 2010) explain that online interaction detracts from individuals’ FtF interactions, which could cause increased isolation or loneliness.”
Is Facebook creating "iDisorders"? The link between clinical symptoms of psychiatric disorders and technology use, attitudes and anxiety (2013, neutral): “…Myaing, & Zhou, 2011; de Wit, van Straten, Lamers, Cuijpers, & Penninx, 2011; Dong, Lu, Zhou, & Zhao, 2011; Farb, Anderson, Block, & Segal, 2011; Huang, 2010; Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011; Katsumata, Matsumoto, Kitani, & Takeshima, 2008; Lu et al., 2011; Morrison & Gore, 2010; Primack,…”
The Relationship between Facebook Use and Well-Being depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength (2016, background): “However, there is now emerging consensus that the impact of online communication on well-being is contingent on a person’s goals, the nature of the communication exchanged, and the closeness of communication partners (Huang, 2010; Burke & Kraut, 2013; Burke et al., 2011).”