The emotional responses of browsing Facebook: Happiness, envy, and the role of tie strength

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Highlights:

• Positive emotions are more prevalent than negative emotions while browsing Facebook.

• Users are happier when a positive post comes from a strong tie rather than a weak tie.

• Similarly, users experience more benign envy when a post comes from a strong tie.

• The experience of malicious envy is independent of tie strength.

摘要

•Positive emotions are more prevalent than negative emotions while browsing Facebook.•Users are happier when a positive post comes from a strong tie rather than a weak tie.•Similarly, users experience more benign envy when a post comes from a strong tie.•The experience of malicious envy is independent of tie strength.

论文关键词:Facebook,Emotional contagion,Happiness,Social comparison,Envy,Tie strength

论文评审过程:Available online 10 June 2015, Version of Record 10 June 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.064