When Facebook is easier than face-to-face: Social support derived from Facebook in socially anxious individuals

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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
AuthorsIndian, Michaelle and Grieve, Rachel
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.

Year2014
JournalPersonality and Individual Differences
Journal citation59, pp. 102 - 106
PublisherElsevier Ltd
ISSN0191-8869
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.016
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84890983300
Page range102 - 106
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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