Enemies and friends in high-tech places: the development and validation of the Online Social Experiences Measure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interpersonal positivity and negativity are separable dimensions both recognized as having important effects on health. Though online social interactions and research examining them are increasingly common, no validated instrument has heretofore been developed to examine social support and social negativity specifically in online contexts. The present studies describe the development and validation of the Online Social Experiences Measure (OSEM) to allow for assessment of online social positivity and negativity simultaneously.

Methods and results

In Study I, responses to a potential item pool were collected from participants (N = 557), who were then subdivided into two groups for the purposes of cross-validation via exploratory and confirmatory factor analy

SUBMITTER: Kent de Grey RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6759713 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature