The Internet, Happiness, and Social Interaction: A Review of Literature
Abstract
This Paper is a Review of Literature Relevant to the Internet, Happiness, and Social Interaction. the Definition of Happiness is Discussed, Emphasizing its Subjective Quality, Followed by a Review of Studies that Have Examined the Correlates of Happiness. This is Followed by a Review of Studies on Internet Use, Happiness, and Social Interaction, Which Yields the Conclusion that the Internet Can Facilitate Social Communication and Interpersonal Connections, Which Is, in Turn, Associated with Higher Levels of Happiness and Well Being. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.
Recommended Citation
Hall, R. H., & Banaszek, A. (2014). The Internet, Happiness, and Social Interaction: A Review of Literature. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 8527 LNCS, pp. 166-174. Springer.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07293-7_16
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Keywords and Phrases
Happiness; Internet
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-331907292-0
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1611-3349; 0302-9743
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Springer, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2014
