Social networking, social support, and well-being for the military spouse

  • Seagle, E. S., Xu, J., Edwards, N., & McComb, S. A. (2021). Social networking, social support, and well-being for the military spouse. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(5), 600-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.12.013
  • This study examined how military spouses’ Facebook activity (i.e., frequency of use and usefulness of others’ posts) related to their perceived social support, and physical and mental well-being. A sample of 119 Air Force spouses in a military spouse Facebook group completed questionnaires regarding the usefulness of different types of military-related Facebook posts, how they support others on Facebook, their own posting frequency, their perceived social support (i.e., practical, informational, and emotional), physical well-being (e.g., inability to be as active as desired), mental well-being (e.g., feeling sad, depressed, or anxious), and demographic characteristics (e.g., having a spouse deployed, length of time living on a base). In particular, when military-related Facebook posts were perceived as useful (e.g., informational and assistance requests were acknowledged, base announcements were relevant), military spouses reported greater feelings of support.

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