From empty nest to Social Networking Site: What happens in cyberspace when children are launched from the parental home?

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Highlights：

• Parents' child-related SNS use increases after the child leaves the parental home.

• After two years child-related SNS is back at a level similar to six months before the child's launch.

• There is a significant association between empty nest feelings and child-related SNS use.

摘要

•Parents' child-related SNS use increases after the child leaves the parental home.•After two years child-related SNS is back at a level similar to six months before the child's launch.•There is a significant association between empty nest feelings and child-related SNS use.

论文关键词：SNS use,Social media,Empty nest,Parent-child relations,Family communication

论文评审过程：Received 28 January 2016, Revised 4 November 2016, Accepted 7 November 2016, Available online 22 November 2016, Version of Record 22 November 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.005