... aims to investigate the mechanisms by which the social media environment affects users' online emotional disclosure. Design/methodology/approach This paper proposes two dimensions of social media environments, the online interpersonal environment (tie strength and network size) and the online...

...Hua Pang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically unpack whether and how WeChat network size is correlated with perceived social capital and life satisfaction among Chinese overseas students in Germany. Design/methodology/approach Based on a web-based survey data collected from...

... effects of the characteristics of one’s Facebook network (i.e. network size, proportion of strong ties, and discussion network heterogeneity). Design/methodology/approach This study relies on a representative survey of American adults (n=1,032) conducted during the 2012 primary election...