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Use of social network sites and instant messaging does not lead to increased offline social network size, or to emotionally closer relationships with offline network members
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The effect of Internet use on social relationships is still a matter of intense debate. This study examined the relationships between use of social media (instant messaging and social network sites), network size, and emotional closeness in a sample of 117 individuals aged 18 to 63 years old. Time spent using social media was associated with a larger number of online social network "friends". However, time spent using social media was not associated with larger offline networks, or feeling em...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking Journal website
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 253-258
- Publication date:
- 2011-04-01
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- EISSN:
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2152-2723
- ISSN:
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2152-2715
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:5482
- Deposit date:
- 2011-06-21
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- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- Copyright date:
- 2011
- Notes:
- The full-text of this article is not currently available in ORA, but you may be able to access the article via the publisher copy link on this record page. This article was published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking © 2011 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is available online at: http://www.liebertonline.com.
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