How lonely people use and perceive Facebook

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Highlights：

• How loneliness is associated with various aspects of Facebook use was examined.

• Lonely people’s Facebook friends were less overlapped with their offline friends.

• Lonely people’s self-disclosure was more likely negative than positive.

• Lonely people engaged in communicating activities to a lesser degree on Facebook.

• Lonely people were less satisfied with Facebook use than their counterparts.

摘要

•How loneliness is associated with various aspects of Facebook use was examined.•Lonely people’s Facebook friends were less overlapped with their offline friends.•Lonely people’s self-disclosure was more likely negative than positive.•Lonely people engaged in communicating activities to a lesser degree on Facebook.•Lonely people were less satisfied with Facebook use than their counterparts.

论文关键词：Loneliness,Social skills deficit,Facebook,The rich get richer,The poor get richer,Self-disclosure

论文评审过程：Available online 25 June 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.034