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Emotional disclosure on social networking sites: The role of network structure and psychological needs
2014
Computers in Human Behavior
We conducted three studies to understand how online emotional disclosure is influenced by social network structure on Facebook. Results showed that emotional disclosure was associated with both the density and size of users' personal networks. Facebook users with denser networks disclosed more positive and negative emotions, and the relation between network density and emotional disclosure was mediated by stronger need for emotional expression. Facebook users with larger networks on Facebook
doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.09.045
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