Notification pending: Online social support from close and nonclose relational ties via Facebook
Study revisits role of strong and weak ties in affording social support via Facebook. A lab study assessed characteristics of commenters on Facebook status posts. Findings indicate strong ties still provide greater social support than weak ties. Weak ties are significantly more common on Facebook with high level of social support. Results examined deal with social support, social network sites, weak tie theory.
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