TY - JOUR
T1 - Having Fun on Facebook?
T2 - Mothers’ Enjoyment as a Moderator of Mental Health and Facebook Use
AU - Kaufmann, Renee
AU - Buckner, Marjorie M.
AU - Ledbetter, Andrew M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/8/3
Y1 - 2017/8/3
N2 - This study reports results of a study that examined the extent to which contextual factors (i.e., income level and number of children) might predict a mother’s mental health quality, which, in turn, may predict level of engagement with Facebook. Results supported this model, finding that mothers with more children and lower income possess lower mental health quality, and lower mental health quality predicted more frequent Facebook use. However, this pattern was qualified by a mother’s level of enjoyment of Facebook, such that mental health quality did not significantly predict Facebook intensity when enjoyment of Facebook was low. This research extends practitioners’ knowledge of mothers’ mental health quality by identifying a behavior that may indicate lower mental health quality and enhance abilities to recognize mothers who may need support or treatment. Future directions for this research are included.
AB - This study reports results of a study that examined the extent to which contextual factors (i.e., income level and number of children) might predict a mother’s mental health quality, which, in turn, may predict level of engagement with Facebook. Results supported this model, finding that mothers with more children and lower income possess lower mental health quality, and lower mental health quality predicted more frequent Facebook use. However, this pattern was qualified by a mother’s level of enjoyment of Facebook, such that mental health quality did not significantly predict Facebook intensity when enjoyment of Facebook was low. This research extends practitioners’ knowledge of mothers’ mental health quality by identifying a behavior that may indicate lower mental health quality and enhance abilities to recognize mothers who may need support or treatment. Future directions for this research are included.
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U2 - 10.1080/10410236.2016.1196513
DO - 10.1080/10410236.2016.1196513
M3 - Article
C2 - 27463860
AN - SCOPUS:84980009896
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 32
SP - 1014
EP - 1023
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 8
ER -