Can Facebook Use Induce Well-Being?

@article{Liu2013CanFU,
  title={Can Facebook Use Induce Well-Being?},
  author={Chia-Yi Liu and Chia-Ping Yu},
  journal={Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking},
  year={2013},
  volume={16 9},
  pages={
          674-8
        }
}
Over the past few decades, the widespread phenomenon of Internet abuse has gained attention from the public, academia, and the media. In a departure from this negative viewpoint, however, researchers and educators have devoted considerable effort in attempting to understand the influence of online communication on people's psychological well-being. This study focuses specifically on Facebook, and proposes a research model to examine the relationships among Facebook use, online social support… 
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