title: Perceived stress and life satisfaction: social network service use as a moderator.
abstract: Social Network Service (SNS) has become a buzzword in recent media coverage with the development of the second generation of Web-based communities. In China, SNS has played an increasingly important role in its users' daily lives, especially among students. With a sample of 471 college students, we tested the direct relationship between perceived stress and life satisfaction using a regression analysis. Moreover, we found SNS use could buffer the negative effect of perceived stress. This study has practical implications on Internet users' SNS use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qikun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Yihao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zitong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult