%0 Journal Article 
%A Guil Bozal, Rocío
%A González Fernández, Silvia María
%A Mestre Navas, José Miguel
%A Zayas García, Antonio
%A Guerrero Rodríguez, Cristina
%A Gil-Olarte Márquez, Paloma
%T New forms of social interaction: virtual communication and health

%D 2018
%@ 1794-5992
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21311
%X It is examined if the relationship empirically demonstrated between health and face-to-face social interactions is
confirmed when it is virtual. The objective is to know if the perception of psychological well-being and receiving
social support would explain the frequency of participation in virtual social networks (VSN). An ex-post-facto
design was applied to a sample of 510 university Internet users (age, M = 22.89, SD = 5.67, 78.9% women). The level
of psychological well-being (Spanish adaptation of the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale), social support (Family
Social Support and Friends questionnaire - AFA) and the frequency of use of VSN are evaluated. To determine the
relationships between the variables, correlation and hierarchical regression analyzes were carried out. The relative
contribution of the perception of psychological well-being and of obtaining social support in the frequency of VSN
use is confirmed, controlling the influences of age and gender. Specifically, the perception of having less ability to
dominate the social environment and to obtain social support for friendships through VSN explains and allows
predicting the increase in the frequency of use of such networks.

%K Social network
%K relationships
%K personal satisfaction
%K social support
%K social communication
%K Internet
%K Red social
%K relaciones interpersonales
%K satisfacción personal
%K apoyo social
%K comunicación social
%K internet
%~ Universidad de Cádiz