How does online social networking enhance life satisfaction? The relationships among online supportive interaction, affect, perceived social support, sense of community, and life satisfaction

Authors:
Hyun Jung Oh;Elif Ozkaya;Robert Larose
Affiliations:
Michigan State University, 309 Communication Arts & Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;Michigan State University, 409 Communication Arts & Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;Michigan State University, 409 Communication Arts & Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Venue:
Computers in Human Behavior
Year:
2014

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether supportive interactions on social networking sites mediate the influence of SNS use and the number of SNS friends on perceived social support, affect, sense of community, and life satisfaction. Employing momentary sampling, the current study also looked at the relationship between supportive interaction and immediate affect after the interaction over a period of 5days. An analysis of 339 adult participants revealed a positive relationship between supportive interaction and positive affect after the interaction. A path model revealed positive associations among the number of SNS friends, supportive interactions, affect, perceived social support, sense of community, and life satisfaction. Implications for the research of online social networking and social support are discussed.