Envy on Facebook: A Hidden Threat to Users' Life Satisfaction?
@inproceedings{Krasnova2013EnvyOF, title={Envy on Facebook: A Hidden Threat to Users' Life Satisfaction?}, author={Hanna Krasnova and Helena Wenninger and Thomas Widjaja and Peter Buxmann}, booktitle={Wirtschaftsinformatik}, year={2013} }
The wealth of social information presented on Facebook is astound- ing. [] Key Result From a provider's perspective, our findings signal that users frequently perceive Facebook as a stressful environ- ment, which may, in the long-run, endanger platform sustainability.
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