Psychosocial effects of SNS use: A longitudinal study focused on the moderation effect of social capital

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Highlights:

• Effects of SNS use and social capital on psychosocial factors were tested.

• Social capital was a key in explaining and predicting the effects of SNS use.

• For the lower-social-capital group, a “vicious circle” was observed.

• Depression augmented SNS use, but the increased SNS time reinforced depression.

• For the higher group, network size enforced by SNS increased life satisfaction.

摘要

•Effects of SNS use and social capital on psychosocial factors were tested.•Social capital was a key in explaining and predicting the effects of SNS use.•For the lower-social-capital group, a “vicious circle” was observed.•Depression augmented SNS use, but the increased SNS time reinforced depression.•For the higher group, network size enforced by SNS increased life satisfaction.

论文关键词:Psychosocial well-being,SNS,Loneliness,Depression,Life satisfaction,Social capital,Network size,Reciprocal relation

论文评审过程:Received 19 August 2016, Revised 1 December 2016, Accepted 5 December 2016, Available online 7 December 2016, Version of Record 16 December 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.011