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TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the role of social networking sites in the subjective well-being of users
T2 - a diary study
AU - Wenninger, Helena Eva
AU - Krasnova, Hanna
AU - Buxmann, Peter
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Information Systems on 02/08/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0960085X.2018.1496883
PY - 2019/3/4
Y1 - 2019/3/4
N2 - Given the rising popularity of social networking sites (SNSs), the influence of these platforms on the subjective well-being (SWB) of their users is an emerging topic in information systems research. Building on the norm of reciprocity and the social functional approach to positive emotions, we posit that targeted reciprocity-evoking forms of SNS activities are best suited to promote users’ positive emotions. The favourable potential of these activities is likely to be particularly pronounced among adolescents who pay special attention to social acceptance, which can be channelled with the help of reciprocal communication. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative 7-day diary study of 162 adolescent Facebook users attending German schools, looking at the impact of their daily SNS activities on their SWB. Based on a linear mixed model analysis, our results confirm a positive link between targeted reciprocity-evoking activities – such as chatting, giving and receiving feedback – and adolescents’ positive emotions. Our findings provide a reassuring perspective on the implications of the sociotechnical design of SNS communication channels. Specifically, by encouraging targeted activities, providers, users, and other stakeholders can ensure the beneficial impact of this technology on users’ SWB.
AB - Given the rising popularity of social networking sites (SNSs), the influence of these platforms on the subjective well-being (SWB) of their users is an emerging topic in information systems research. Building on the norm of reciprocity and the social functional approach to positive emotions, we posit that targeted reciprocity-evoking forms of SNS activities are best suited to promote users’ positive emotions. The favourable potential of these activities is likely to be particularly pronounced among adolescents who pay special attention to social acceptance, which can be channelled with the help of reciprocal communication. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative 7-day diary study of 162 adolescent Facebook users attending German schools, looking at the impact of their daily SNS activities on their SWB. Based on a linear mixed model analysis, our results confirm a positive link between targeted reciprocity-evoking activities – such as chatting, giving and receiving feedback – and adolescents’ positive emotions. Our findings provide a reassuring perspective on the implications of the sociotechnical design of SNS communication channels. Specifically, by encouraging targeted activities, providers, users, and other stakeholders can ensure the beneficial impact of this technology on users’ SWB.
KW - Social networking sites
KW - targeted vs non-targeted SNS activities
KW - norm of reciprocity
KW - social functional approach to positive emotions
KW - adolescents
KW - subjective well-being
U2 - 10.1080/0960085X.2018.1496883
DO - 10.1080/0960085X.2018.1496883
M3 - Journal article
VL - 28
SP - 126
EP - 148
JO - European Journal of Information Systems
JF - European Journal of Information Systems
SN - 0960-085X
IS - 2
ER -