Yusui Zhao, Shuiyang Xu, Xuehai Zhang, Lei Wang, Yu Huang, Shuxian Wu, Qingqing Wu
The Effectiveness of Improving Infectious Disease-Specific Health Literacy Among Residents: WeChat-Based Health Education Intervention Program
JMIR formative research
1st goal study investigate online communication related closeness existing friendships drawing sample 794 preadolescents adolescents authors found online communication positively related closeness friendships however effect held respondents primarily communicated online existing friends mainly talked strangers 2nd goal refine 2 opposing hypotheses richgetricher social compensation hypotheses consistent richgetricher hypothesis socially anxious respondents communicated online less often nonsocially anxious respondents however socially anxious respondents perceived internet valuable intimate selfdisclosure nonsocially anxious respondents perception turn led online communication result consistent social compensation hypothesis online communication closeness friends increased age curvilinear relationship age perceived value internet intimate selfdisclosure 15yearolds epitome online selfdisclosure girls closer friends socially anxious boys