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Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being

Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being

Chiungjung Huang
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466603158|ISBN10: 1466603151|EISBN13: 9781466603165
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch026
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Huang, Chiungjung. "Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being." Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 302-314. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch026

APA

Huang, C. (2012). Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (pp. 302-314). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch026

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Huang, Chiungjung. "Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being." In Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, edited by Zheng Yan, 302-314. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch026

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Abstract

The direction of the correlation between Internet use and psychological well-being is debatable. The displacement hypothesis indicates the correlation is negative, as Internet use for communication replaces face-to face-interaction. Conversely, the augmentation hypothesis suggests that the correlation is positive because Internet use for communication complements existing social interaction. While previous empirical findings about the relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being have been diverse, two previous meta-analyses and the present meta-analysis about the use of social networking sites and psychological well-being supported neither position, and found no relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being. Investigation of causal predominance between Internet use and psychological well-being, increased attention to measurement problems of social networking site use and older adults, and consideration of effects of indicators and moderators should be addressed in future research.

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