When Facebook is easier than face-to-face: Social support derived from Facebook in socially anxious individuals
Journal article
Indian, Michaelle and Grieve, Rachel. (2014). When Facebook is easier than face-to-face: Social support derived from Facebook in socially anxious individuals. Personality and Individual Differences. 59, pp. 102 - 106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.016
Authors | Indian, Michaelle and Grieve, Rachel |
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Abstract | While the psychological benefits of social support are well-established, it is also clear that for many socially anxious individuals, engaging with face-to-face social networks is problematic. This research examined whether social support derived from an online social network (Facebook) had incremental value in predicting subjective well-being over and above offline social support in socially anxious and non-socially anxious individuals. Individuals with high (N = 105) and low (N = 194) social anxiety completed measures of perceived social support, perceived social support derived from Facebook, and subjective well-being. For the high social anxiety group, Facebook social support explained a significant amount of additional variance in subjective well-being, with offline social support failing to contribute significantly to the model. For the low social anxiety group, Facebook social support did not explain any variance in well-being over and above offline social support. Possible implications of the utility of Facebook for socially anxious individuals are discussed. |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
Journal citation | 59, pp. 102 - 106 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0191-8869 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.016 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84890983300 |
Page range | 102 - 106 |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88362/when-facebook-is-easier-than-face-to-face-social-support-derived-from-facebook-in-socially-anxious-individuals
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