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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2016
EDTF Date Created
2016
Description
How we share our good news with people can have a significant effect on our
lives. Sharing good news on social media sites involves a process called capitalization.
Capitalization has been shown to increase well-being when others provide appropriate
responses in face-to-face interactions. To see if this effect on well-being extends to our
online presence, this study utilized the social media site Facebook to observe if
capitalization predicted well-being and relationship satisfaction. This study used data
collected from 137 participants recruited from an undergraduate participant pool and
from Amazon Mechanical Turk. Consistent with hypotheses, participants who reported
receiving active and constructive responses after sharing a positive event on Facebook
also reported greater personal well-being and relationship satisfaction. Although future
experimental research is needed to establish causality, the current results suggest that the ways in which friends respond to social media posts are associated with personal and
relationship well-being.
lives. Sharing good news on social media sites involves a process called capitalization.
Capitalization has been shown to increase well-being when others provide appropriate
responses in face-to-face interactions. To see if this effect on well-being extends to our
online presence, this study utilized the social media site Facebook to observe if
capitalization predicted well-being and relationship satisfaction. This study used data
collected from 137 participants recruited from an undergraduate participant pool and
from Amazon Mechanical Turk. Consistent with hypotheses, participants who reported
receiving active and constructive responses after sharing a positive event on Facebook
also reported greater personal well-being and relationship satisfaction. Although future
experimental research is needed to establish causality, the current results suggest that the ways in which friends respond to social media posts are associated with personal and
relationship well-being.
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46 p.
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FA00004602
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2016
Date Created Backup
2016
Date Text
2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
Date Issued (EDTF)
2016
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FAU
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FA00004602
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Psychology
Person Preferred Name
Hanrahan, Jeffrey
author
Graduate College
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46 p.
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Social Interaction on Facebook
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2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
Social Interaction on Facebook
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Social Interaction on Facebook