Department of Psychology, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401, USA.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2010 Jun;13(3):299-306. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0173.
Social support provided by interpersonal relationships is one of the most robust correlates of well-being. Self-disclosure serves as a basic building block of these relationships. With the rapid growth of the Internet in recent years, the question remains how self-disclosure, and subsequently relationships and well-being, differ when people communicate over the Internet rather than in person. The purpose of this article is to describe current Internet usage patterns as well as explore the association of Internet usage and well-being. Additionally, it directly compares the perceived benefits of face-to-face communication and computer-mediated communication. A questionnaire was administered to 99 undergraduates to measure Internet usage patterns, communication partners, self-disclosure, extraversion, and subjective well-being. Although Internet communication was found to be common, individuals perceived computer-mediated communication to be less useful than face-to-face communication. In addition, increased Internet usage was associated with decreased well-being. Implications are discussed in terms of a new Internet paradox in which people increasingly use the Internet for communication, although they perceive it to be less beneficial than face-to-face interactions and it is associated with reduced well-being.
人际关系提供的社会支持是幸福感最强的相关因素之一。自我表露是这些关系的基本组成部分。近年来，随着互联网的快速发展，人们不禁要问，当人们通过互联网而不是面对面交流时，自我表露以及随后的人际关系和幸福感会有何不同。本文旨在描述当前的互联网使用模式，并探讨互联网使用与幸福感之间的关联。此外，还直接比较了面对面交流和计算机中介交流的感知益处。研究向 99 名本科生发放了一份问卷，以衡量互联网使用模式、沟通对象、自我表露、外向性和主观幸福感。虽然发现互联网交流很普遍，但个人认为计算机中介交流不如面对面交流有用。此外，互联网使用的增加与幸福感的降低有关。根据一种新的互联网悖论，讨论了其含义，即人们越来越多地使用互联网进行交流，尽管他们认为它不如面对面互动有益，而且与幸福感降低有关。
