Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults

Ethan Kross; Philippe Verduyn; Emre Demiralp; Jiyoung Park; David Seungjae Lee; Natalie Lin; Holly Shablack; John Jonides; Oscar Ybarra

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069841

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Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults

Ethan Kross ,

* E-mail: ekross@umich.edu

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Philippe Verduyn,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Emre Demiralp,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Jiyoung Park,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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David Seungjae Lee,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Natalie Lin,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Holly Shablack,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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John Jonides,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Oscar Ybarra

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults

Ethan Kross,
Philippe Verduyn,
Emre Demiralp,
Jiyoung Park,
David Seungjae Lee,
Natalie Lin,
Holly Shablack,
John Jonides,
Oscar Ybarra

Published: August 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069841

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