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Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing

Exploring Healthy Connection: Communication, Social Networks, and Wellbeing
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Author(s): Jessica L. Moore (Butler University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 17
Source title: Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christo El Morr (York University, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2958-3.ch007

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Abstract

Virtual social connection has become a way of life for many people. The continued implementation of new technologies in social interaction presents an ever-escalating need for researchers and practitioners to understand the implications of mediated interaction and virtual communities on human health and wellbeing. Accordingly, this chapter presents research on the salience of communication and social bonds in relation to human health and wellbeing, explores ways in which individual as well as relational health and wellbeing are affected by the use of social network sites, and argues a case for research on the health-related functions of expressive narratives in virtual settings such as online social networks. Considerations and future directions for research of these issues conclude this chapter.

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