Psychological Reports · 2006 · 22 citations · 6 references
Social SciencesPsychologySocial PsychologyInterpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal RelationshipsPsychometricsHealth-related Quality Of LifeOnline CommunitiesQuality Of LifeWell-being In AdulthoodDemographic QuestionsInterpersonal Communication OnlineLife Satisfaction MeasurementOnline Interpersonal CommunicationUser Satisfaction Measurement
In this study, 50 chat room users responded online to the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, and demographic questions which included time spent per week in Internet chat rooms. Time spent in chat rooms was positively correlated with loneliness but only weakly and negatively related to satisfaction with life.
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