Social media use and its impact on Health

Published work and presentations

Nambisan, P., Himathongkam, T., Meiners, M. (2014). Social Media Experience of Older Adults: Impact on Mental Well Being. APHA conference 141st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Park, N., Song, H., & Lee, K. M. (2014). Social networking sites and other media use, acculturation stress, and psychological well-being among East Asian college students in the United States. Computers in Human Behavior, 36, 138-146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.037

Ruppel, E. K. & McKinley, C. (2015, April). Social support and social anxiety in use and perceptions of online mental health resources: Exploring social compensation and enhancement. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Madison, WI.

Cramer, E., & Drent, A., & Song, H. (2015, May). Social Comparison Motivations, Self-Esteem, and Affective Consequences of Facebook Use. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico