Facebook use depending on age: The influence of social comparisons

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Highlights：

• Age is inversely related to Facebook activity intensity.

• The negative association between age and frequency of Facebook activities does occur across an age range from 16 to 56 years.

• Comparison orientation is the mediating variable between age and Facebook activity intensity.

摘要

•Age is inversely related to Facebook activity intensity.•The negative association between age and frequency of Facebook activities does occur across an age range from 16 to 56 years.•Comparison orientation is the mediating variable between age and Facebook activity intensity.

论文关键词：Facebook,Age,Social comparison,Comparison orientation,Social networking sites

论文评审过程：Received 27 October 2015, Revised 15 January 2016, Accepted 11 March 2016, Available online 21 March 2016, Version of Record 21 March 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.034