Social sharing through interpersonal media: Patterns and effects on emotional well-being

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Highlights:

• Social sharing is the act of communicating with others about significant emotional experiences.

• This is the first study to examine the use and effects of interpersonal media in social sharing.

• College students used the media for about 70% of their social sharing.

• They selected media whose affordances could meet their psychological needs.

• Social sharing through the media substantially impacted sharers’ affect.

摘要

•Social sharing is the act of communicating with others about significant emotional experiences.•This is the first study to examine the use and effects of interpersonal media in social sharing.•College students used the media for about 70% of their social sharing.•They selected media whose affordances could meet their psychological needs.•Social sharing through the media substantially impacted sharers’ affect.

论文关键词:Social sharing,Capitalization,Emotional well-being,Media use,Media affordances

论文评审过程:Available online 20 May 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.026