%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A and Fabio Sabatini, Francesco Sarracino %D 2014 %K (cs.CY) Computers Information Networks Social Society and %T Online networks and subjective well-being %X We argue that the use of online networks may threaten subjective well-being in several ways, due to the inherent attributes of Internet-mediated interaction and through its effects on social trust and sociability. We test our hypotheses on a representative sample of the Italian population. We find a significantly negative correlation between online networking and well-being. This result is partially confirmed after accounting for endogeneity. We explore the direct and indirect effects of the use of social networking sites (SNS) on well-being in a SEM analysis. We find that online networking plays a positive role in subjective well-being through its impact on physical interactions, whereas SNS use is associated with lower social trust. The overall effect of networking on individual welfare is significantly negative.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {We argue that the use of online networks may threaten subjective well-being in several ways, due to the inherent attributes of Internet-mediated interaction and through its effects on social trust and sociability. We test our hypotheses on a representative sample of the Italian population. We find a significantly negative correlation between online networking and well-being. This result is partially confirmed after accounting for endogeneity. We explore the direct and indirect effects of the use of social networking sites (SNS) on well-being in a SEM analysis. We find that online networking plays a positive role in subjective well-being through its impact on physical interactions, whereas SNS use is associated with lower social trust. The overall effect of networking on individual welfare is significantly negative.}, added-at = {2014-09-01T05:54:23.000+0200}, author = {and Fabio Sabatini, Francesco Sarracino}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29fe082d5d081e9f6dc7cded38bdd35ab/merja}, description = {Online networks and subjective well-being}, interhash = {d8783d348c86b1c8fbf449481fadcb50}, intrahash = {9fe082d5d081e9f6dc7cded38bdd35ab}, keywords = {(cs.CY) Computers Information Networks Social Society and}, timestamp = {2014-09-01T05:54:23.000+0200}, title = {Online networks and subjective well-being}, year = 2014 }