The current study investigates whether and how Facebook increases college-age users' subjective well-being by focusing on the number of friends self-presentation strategies (positive vs. honest). A structural equation modeling analysis cross-sectional survey data college student users (N = 391) revealed that had a positive association with well-being, but this was not mediated perceived social support. Additionally, we found there negative curvilinear (inverted U-shape curve) relationship...

The current research started from the assumption that one of major motives driving individuals' Internet use is to relieve psychosocial problems (e.g., loneliness, depression). This study showed individuals who were lonely or did not have good social skills could develop strong compulsive behaviors resulting in negative life outcomes harming other significant activities such as work, school, relationships) instead relieving their original problems. Such augmented expected isolate healthy and...

The goal of the current study was to examine how social support and coping strategies are related in predicting emotional well-being women with breast cancer. In achieving this goal, we examined two hypothesized models: (1) a moderation model where interact each other affecting psychological well-being; (2) mediation level influences choices between self-blame positive reframing. general, data from were more consistent than model.

The mobile phone is a breakthrough advance for human communication. But with the plethora of choices available via smartphone, individuals who are deficient in self-regulation or propensity addiction may face challenges managing these strategically. To examine this potential dysfunctional aspect, we examined effect multitasking when studying doing homework and found that both frequency attention to texting social media were positively related interference life (MPIL). However, music use...

This study examines (1) how the topics of obesity are framed and (2) obese persons portrayed on YouTube video clips. The analysis 417 videos revealed that a newer medium like YouTube, similar to traditional media, appeared assign responsibility solutions for mainly individuals their behaviors, although there was tendency some categories have started show other causal claims or solutions. However, due prevailing emphasis personal causes solutions, numerous had theme weight-based teasing,...

Despite the benefits and growing availability of online cancer support groups, many breast patients still do not actively participate in them. To better understand patients' information- support-seeking behaviors, this study explores how various social psychological characteristics predict different levels engagement with an group: posters, lurkers, nonusers. The sample included 231 recently diagnosed patients. Data baseline survey scores demographic, disease-related, psychosocial factors...

The music downloading phenomenon presents a unique opportunity to examine normative influences on media consumption behavior. Downloaders face moral, legal, and ethical quandaries that can be conceptualized as within the self-regulatory mechanism of social cognitive theory. industry hopes eliminate illegal file sharing divert downloaders pay services by asserting influence through selective prosecutions public information campaigns. However deficient self-regulation counters these efforts...

Abstract Despite long-standing concerns over self-reported measures of media use, research has relied heavily on data. This study not only examined discrepancies between survey and logged smartphone data but assessed whether correlational outcomes using produce greater or smaller effect sizes compared to measures. College students (n = 294) MTurk workers 291) provided use seven days. The correlations we involved four psychosocial contexts, including bridging, bonding, well-being, problematic...

Multicommunicating via mobile phone during face-to-face encounters with family and friends was examined data from an online survey of 432 adults in the US. positively associated problematic use explained by attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms a social need to belong. Those ADHD were more likely engage frequent multicommunicating. Strong for assurance, which involves "always-on-and-connected" lifestyle through devices, Need assurance also related multicommunicating...

We investigated the effects of holistic brand experience branded mobile applications (apps) on loyalty in a sample 223 university students. Results showed that affective, cognitive, behavioral, and relational experiences had significant loyalty; however, effect sensory was nonsignificant. Further, involvement level apps relationship between this differed depending gender. For males, were significant, whereas, for females, true behavioral experiences. The results have important theoretical...

Previous research established that online shopping activity might be caused by impulse as much rational thinking about the conveniences of e-commerce. Interactive features ecommerce sites, such email alerts special offers and "clickable" product arrays, may stimulate unregulated buying undermining consumer self-regulation, but this connection has not been empirically verified. In study, structural equation modeling techniques were used to model relationship interactive e-commerce with a...

Abstract. One of the critical limitations previous research on association between problematic use media and psychological factors is that proposed causality them mostly based cross-sectional data. Responding to this limitation, present study investigated longitudinal associations among loneliness, smartphones, face-to-face interaction, smartphone-mediated communication, need for social assurance with cross-lagged panel models. The results suggest loneliness leads which reduces interaction...

AbstractThe objective of this article is to illustrate user characteristics a hospital's social media structure using analytics and surveys. A 1-year retrospective analysis was conducted along with an Internet survey users the Facebook, Twitter, blog. Of respondents (n = 163), 95.7% are female 4.3% male; most ages 50–59 years (31.5%) 40–49 (27.8%); 93.2% Caucasian. However, hospital system database revealed 55% 37% minority population, respectively. respondents, 61.4% reported having...

Facility maintenance data sets have not been actively employed because of missing and inconsistency. This research attempts to resolve the issues (i.e., inconsistency) by proposing a systematic approach that leverages machine learning–based text classification algorithms. study specifically utilizes four different algorithms [i.e., support vector (SVM), multilayer perceptron, random forest, naïve Bayes] evaluates performance identify most appropriate prediction model. A case is constructed...