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29 - Social Media and Psychological Well-Being

from Part III - Activities in Cyber Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

By
Chia-chen Yang  and
Pavica Sheldon
Edited by
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Summary

1 Introduction

2 Overall Social Media Use: Not the Best Predictor

3 Activities: Interactive, Active, and Passive

 3.1 Interactive Use/Directed Interaction

 3.2 Active Use/Broadcasting

 3.3 Passive Use/Content Consumption

  3.3.1 When Browsing and Social Comparison Do Not Hurt

  3.3.2 Avoiding Negative Impacts of Browsing

4 Motives

5 Communication Partners

6 Future Directions

7 Summary and Concluding Remarks

Keywords

social media interactionactive social media usepassive social media usesocial supportself-presentationsocial comparisonsocial media motivessocial enhancementsocial compensationstrong ties
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The Cambridge Handbook of Cyber Behavior , pp. 842 - 872
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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