Social Media Use and Fulfilling the Need to Belong
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WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE
SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE IS
GROWING IN POPULARITY
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(Murphy, 2010)
BUT HOW CAN PARTICIPATING IN
THESE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
AFFECT US?
The following four things will
be evaluated further:
• Loneliness
• Belongingness
• Happiness
• Meaningfulness
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