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Social Networking Site Use and Loneliness: A Meta-Analysis.
- Source :
- Journal of Psychology; 2022, Vol. 156 Issue 7, p492-511, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The popularity of social networking sites (SNSs) has drawn researchers' attention in recent years, and a large amount of efforts have been made to explore the association between SNS use and loneliness, however, they provided mixed results. This meta-analysis was conducted to confirm the relationship, based on 82 articles consisting of 90 independent samples with a total of 48,383 participants. A random-effects model was used to analyze main effects and revealed that SNS use and loneliness were weakly, yet significantly positively correlated (r = 0.052). The type of SNS use moderated the relationship. Specifically, abnormal and passive SNS use was significantly and positively correlated with loneliness; however, no significant differences were observed in the relationships between general and active use of SNSs and loneliness. In addition, the moderating effects of gender, age, and culture were not significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ONLINE social networks
LONELINESS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223980
- Volume :
- 156
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158808838
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2022.2101420