The Relationship Between Facebook and the Well-Being of Undergraduate College Students.
We investigated how Facebook use and attitudes relate to self-esteem and college adjustment, and expected to find a positive relationship between Facebook and social adjustment, and a negative relationship between Facebook, self-esteem, and emotional adjustment. We examined these relationships in fi...
| Published in: | CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 183 - 190 |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Apr2011
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