Relationships between social networking sites use and subjective well-being--- a meta-analysis and meta-analytic structural equation model.

ABSTRACT: During the last decade, the amount of research on the relationship between social networking sites (SNS) use and users' subjective well-being (SWB) has increased, leading to discrepancies regarding the results. Our review of the literature generated 73 independent samples and indicated that considerable inconsistent results may be attributed to different measurements of SNS use, moderation effects, or media response states and their effects. In this study, meta-analytic procedures were used to assess the strength of the relationships between SNS use indicators, perceived social support (PSS), self-esteem and SWB. The results showed that PSS and self-esteem had stronger effects on SWB than SNS use indicators. Furthermore, a meta-analytic structural equation model was conducted to assess the

SUBMITTER: Yang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11237853 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature