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Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing

Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing

Jessica L. Moore
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522529583|ISBN10: 1522529586|EISBN13: 9781522529590
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2958-3.ch007
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Moore, Jessica L. "Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing." Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings, edited by Christo El Morr, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 171-187. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2958-3.ch007

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Moore, J. L. (2018). Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing. In C. El Morr (Ed.), Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings (pp. 171-187). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2958-3.ch007

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Moore, Jessica L. "Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing." In Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings, edited by Christo El Morr, 171-187. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2958-3.ch007

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Abstract

Virtual social connection has become a way of life for many people. The continued implementation of new technologies in social interaction presents an ever-escalating need for researchers and practitioners to understand the implications of mediated interaction and virtual communities on human health and wellbeing. Accordingly, this chapter presents research on the salience of communication and social bonds in relation to human health and wellbeing, explores ways in which individual as well as relational health and wellbeing are affected by the use of social network sites, and argues a case for research on the health-related functions of expressive narratives in virtual settings such as online social networks. Considerations and future directions for research of these issues conclude this chapter.

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