In this study, we present a novel scale for measuring social media information literacy (SMIL)
that encompasses six sub-dimensions: navigation, curation, appraisal, comprehension …

Decades of research show that people's social lives are linked to their well-being. Yet,
research on the relationship between social interactions and well-being has been largely …

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, striking public health measures have been
implemented to encourage physical distancing in order to slow the spread of disease …

Loneliness, involving a complex set of feelings that occurs when social needs are not
adequately met, has been described as a worldwide modern epidemic. Despite its infiltration …

Social media embeddedness relationships consist of online social networks formed by self-
organized individual actors and significantly affect many aspects of our lives. Since the high …

Despite the worldwide increase in unpartnered individuals (ie, singles), little research exists
to provide a comprehensive understanding of the heterogeneity within this population. In the …

This study identified patterns of social media use, examined their relationships with anxiety
and depression, and investigated whether levels of self-compassion moderated these …

Older adults increasingly use digital technologies to communicate with others. The goal of
the present study is to understand the role of interaction modality for the perceived quality of …

The purpose of this article is twofold:(1) to investigate the emotions experienced by banking
customers when using live chat services and their impact on positive word-of-mouth …

The great majority of Chinese underwent home quarantine because of SARS-CoV-2.
Present research aims to find the effects of different types of leisure before or during …