Do SNSs really make us happy? The effects of writing and reading via SNSs on subjective well-being

The use of social networking services has become popular with the ubiquity of digital devices, influencing individuals’ everyday lives. In this regard, this study examined how both writing and reading via SNSs affected individuals’ subjective well-being both positively and negatively. A hypothesized model was proposed to explore the mediating roles of concern about others’ feedback and self-affirmation between writing via SNSs and subjective...