The role of loneliness in emerging adults’ everyday use of facebook – An experience sampling approach

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Highlights:

• States of loneliness drive the situational use of Facebook.

• Trait factors moderate the strength of situational loneliness effects.

• Female gender is associated with loneliness-contingent Facebook use.

• Psychosocial problems moderate loneliness-contingent Facebook use.

• Results are in line with a social-compensatory account of Internet use.

摘要

•States of loneliness drive the situational use of Facebook.•Trait factors moderate the strength of situational loneliness effects.•Female gender is associated with loneliness-contingent Facebook use.•Psychosocial problems moderate loneliness-contingent Facebook use.•Results are in line with a social-compensatory account of Internet use.

论文关键词:Loneliness,Experience sampling,Multilevel analysis,Uses & gratifications,Facebook,Social media

论文评审过程:Received 5 March 2018, Revised 16 May 2018, Accepted 8 June 2018, Available online 11 June 2018, Version of Record 27 June 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.06.011