Misery rarely gets company: The influence of emotional bandwidth on supportive communication on Facebook

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Highlights:

• Emotional bandwidth describes the use of technological features to disclose affect.

• Emotional bandwidth is inversely associated with likelihood of providing support.

• People who feel community on Facebook provide support to high emotional bandwidth.

• A preference for online social interaction predicts support provision.

• Women are more likely to provide support in response to high emotional bandwidth.

摘要

•Emotional bandwidth describes the use of technological features to disclose affect.•Emotional bandwidth is inversely associated with likelihood of providing support.•People who feel community on Facebook provide support to high emotional bandwidth.•A preference for online social interaction predicts support provision.•Women are more likely to provide support in response to high emotional bandwidth.

论文关键词:Emotional bandwidth,Self-disclosure,Social support,Facebook

论文评审过程:Available online 22 February 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.037