Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well-being: A systematic review

Erfani, SS; Abedin, B

Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well-being: A systematic review

Erfani, SS

Abedin, B

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2018, 69 (7), pp. 900 - 912
Issue Date:: 2018-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Erfani, SS https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-9295	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abedin, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-443X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2018, 69 (7), pp. 900 - 912	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2330-1635	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122586
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 ASIS & T As Social Network Sites (SNSs) are increasingly becoming part of people's everyday lives, the implications of their use need to be investigated and understood. We conducted a systematic literature review to lay the groundwork for understanding the relationship between SNS use and users' psychological well-being and for devising strategies for taking advantage of this relationship. The review included articles published between 2003 and 2016, extracted from major academic databases. Findings revealed that the use of SNSs is both positively and negatively related to users' psychological well-being. We discuss the factors that moderate this relationship and their implications on users' psychological well-being. Many of the studies we reviewed lacked a sound theoretical justification for their findings and most involved young and healthy students, leaving other cohorts of SNS users neglected. The paper concludes with the presentation of a platform for future investigation.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/asi.24015	en_US
dc.title	Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well-being: A systematic review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	69	en_US
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - PERSWADE - Centre on Persuasive Systems for Wise Adaptive Living
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	7	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	69	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 ASIS & T As Social Network Sites (SNSs) are increasingly becoming part of people's everyday lives, the implications of their use need to be investigated and understood. We conducted a systematic literature review to lay the groundwork for understanding the relationship between SNS use and users' psychological well-being and for devising strategies for taking advantage of this relationship. The review included articles published between 2003 and 2016, extracted from major academic databases. Findings revealed that the use of SNSs is both positively and negatively related to users' psychological well-being. We discuss the factors that moderate this relationship and their implications on users' psychological well-being. Many of the studies we reviewed lacked a sound theoretical justification for their findings and most involved young and healthy students, leaving other cohorts of SNS users neglected. The paper concludes with the presentation of a platform for future investigation.

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