| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Lee, G.; Kwon, S.; Lee, J. |
| Title | Use of Social-Networking Sites and Subjective Well-Being: A Study in South Korea. |
| Source | Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 2011, Vol.14, 151 - 159 |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0382 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | University students, South Korea, 2011 |
| Users of Cyworld.com social network site in South Korea | |
| Survey name | Unnamed study |
| Sample | Non-probability self-selected |
| Volunteers, the participating students were compensated with course credit. | |
| Respondents N = | 217 |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: web |
| General remarks | Year of study not reported. Assumed 2006. |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 25 questions: A Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding. a In most ways my life is close to ideal b The conditions of my life are excellent c I am satisfied with my life d So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life e If I could live my life over again, I would change nothing Answers rated: 7 strongly agree 6 agree 5 slightly agree 4 neither agree nor disagree 3 slightly disagree 2 disagree 1 strongly disagree Name: Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) B Indicate to what extend you feel this way in general in your life: a nervous b distressed c afraid d jittery e irritable f upset g scared h exiled i ashamed j guilty k hostile l active m determined n inspired o enthusiastic p alert q attentive r proud s strong t interested Answer options: 1 very slightly or not at all 2 a little 3 moderately 4 quite a bit 5 extremely Affect Balance Score (ABS): (a-k) - (l-t) Name: Watson's PANAS Computation: A+B |
| Classification | M-AO---mq-*-124-a |
| Author's label | Life satisfaction |
| Page in publication | 152-153 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Full text | Selfreport on 10 questions. This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate how often you feel this way in the present. A upset B hostile C alert D ashamed E inspired F nervous G determined H attentive I afraid J active Answer options: 1 never 2 3 4 5 always Computation: (C=E+G+H+J)/5 - (A+B+D+F+I)/5 Name: Watson et al's PANAS, International short form I-PANAS-SF |
| Classification | A-BW-c-mq-v-5-a |
| Author's label | Positive and negative affect |
| Page in publication | 152-153 |
| Remarks | Author reports scores for PA, NA and AB that do not match the PANAS scale (table 1): PA= 33.85; NA=22.18; AB=11.87 |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Amount of self-disclosure | show | Degree of self-disclosure |
| Amount of self-disclosure | show | Self-disclosure on internet, also classified as above ↑ |
| Economic resource | show | Sufficiency of current income |
| Extraversion | show | Extraverted |
| Network size of social networking sites | show | Number of 'friends' on social media |
| Network size of social networking sites | show | Social media, also classified as above ↑ |
| Network size of social networking sites | show | Social media, also classified as above ↑ |
| Neuroticism | show | Neurotic |
| Neuroticism | show | Neurotic (f48), also classified as above ↑ |
| Summed determinants | show | Socio-demographic + personality + social ties |
| Time/week on social network sites | show | Time on internet |
| Usage period of social networking sites | show | Social media |
| Usage period of social networking sites | show | Social media, also classified as above ↑ |
| Usage period of social networking sites | show | Time on internet, also classified as above ↑ |
| Usage period of social networking sites | show | Time spend on internet, also classified as above ↑ |