This manuscript discusses the development, impact, and several major research findings of studies in the area of social network support and health outcomes. The review focuses largely on the development of online social support networks and the ways in which they may interact with face-to-face support networks to influence physical and psychological health outcomes.
BT - Frontiers in Communication DO - 10.3389/fcomm.2016.00010 LA - eng N2 -This manuscript discusses the development, impact, and several major research findings of studies in the area of social network support and health outcomes. The review focuses largely on the development of online social support networks and the ways in which they may interact with face-to-face support networks to influence physical and psychological health outcomes.
PB - Frontiers PY - 2016 EP - 10 T2 - Frontiers in Communication TI - Social networks, interpersonal social support, and health outcomes: A health communication perspective. UR - http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2016.00010/full VL - 1 ER -