Online social support perceived by Facebook users and its effects on stress coping

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Title:	Online social support perceived by Facebook users and its effects on stress coping
Authors:	Chung, Tsai-Yuan;Yang, Cheng-Ying;楊政穎;Chen, Ming-Chun
Contributors:	臺北市立大學資訊科學系
Keywords:	Stress;Social Support;Social Networking Services;Facebook
Date:	2014
Issue Date:	2017-07-31 13:35:11 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Online social support perceived by Facebook users and its effect on stress coping were examined in this study with a sample of 518 college students, who completed a conventional or online survey form, in which they responded to items regardingdemographic information, Facebook use, social support from Facebook friends, resilience, and feeling of stress. Four important findings were found: First, the participants reported having received more information and appraisal support than emotional support. Second, Facebook users who frequently used embedded services (i.e., News Feed, Photos, Events, Groups, and Chat) reported having received greater levels of social support than those who occasionally or seldom used these services. Third, Facebookusers’ perceived social support and resilience were positively correlated with each other, and were both negatively correlated with feeling of stress. Finally, Facebook social support significantly accounted for the variability of stress, after taking into account the effect of resilience. The results are discussed in terms of characteristics of onlinesocial support, implications for copingstressin workplace, and suggestions for future research.
Relation:	European Journal of Economics and Management，1(2)，P.196-216，2014
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Computer Science] Periodical Articles

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