Loneliness, social support, and preference for online social interaction: the mediating effects of identity experimentation online among children and adolescents

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An Empirical Study of Online Supports among Patients (2010, unknown): “However, people with chronic illnesses, especially mental problems, often cannot develop and maintain relationships offline (Leung 2011).”
Online communication, social media and adolescent wellbeing: A systematic narrative review (2014, unknown): “…on adolescent wellbeing (Gross, 2004; Valkenburg and Peter, 2006; Cerna and Smahel, 2009; Lee, 2009; Wilson et al, 2010; Baker and White, 2011; Leung, 2011; Fanti et al, 2012; Parris et al, 2012; Sarriera et al, 2012; Sticca et al, 2012; Vandoninck et al, 2012; Cash et al, 2013; Jelenchick et…”
Loneliness and Social Internet Use: Pathways to Reconnection in a Digital World? (2018, background): “…online relative to face-to-face communication (Caplan, 2003; Kim et al., 2009; MorahanMartin & Schumacher, 2003), and those high in loneliness find the anonymity of the Internet (Morahan-Martin & Schumacher, 2003) and the opportunities to experiment with their identity gratifying (Leung, 2011).”