Facebook Friends with (Health) Benefits? Exploring Social Network Site Use and Perceptions of Social Support, Stress, and Well-Being

By Robin L. Nabi, Abby Prestin, Jiyeon So. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2013

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Social Networks, Interpersonal Social Support, and Health Outcomes: A Health Communication Perspective (2016, background): “For example, there is evidence that support from online social networks may interact with face-to-face support networks in interesting way to influence health outcomes (Nabi et al., 2013).”
Instagram #Instasad?: Exploring Associations Among Instagram Use, Depressive Symptoms, Negative Social Comparison, and Strangers Followed (2015, unknown): “9,37 However, following strangers may lead to or re-inforce already existing negative feelings about the self by triggering negative social comparisons.”
Social Networking Sites, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review (2016, background): “Indeed, SNS use is associated with lower levels of loneliness and greater feelings of belonging (social connectedness), social capital, and actual and perceived access to social support and is generally associated with higher levels of life satisfaction and self-esteem [6,21-26].”
Mother, baby and Facebook makes three: does social media provide social support for new mothers? (2018, background): “The sense of being with others with similar issues has had positive effects in other studies – often for users in minority groups such as those of specific ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation (Nabi et al., 2013).”