The relationship between online social support and psychological wellbeing: A random survey in Maldives and New Zealand

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The relationship between online social support and psychological wellbeing: A random survey in Maldives and New Zealand

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University of Otago

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Background Previous research has repeatedly established that ‘in-person’ (offline) social support, both perceived and actual, is associated with psychological wellbeing. However, the growing literature on the relationship between social support acquired from social networking sites (SNSs) and psychological wellbeing is less clear. Some studies have reported a positive association between online perceived social support and psychological wellbeing, but these studies were based predominantly on...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2020

Creator

Ali, Afiya

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/10103

Related subjects

Maldives / New Zealand / online social networking / online social support / psychological wellbeing

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