@article{WenningerCheungKrasnova2019,
  author    = {Wenninger, Helena Eva and Cheung, Christy M. K. and Krasnova, Hanna},
  title     = {College-aged users behavioral strategies to reduce envy on social networking sites},
  series = {Computers in human behavior},
  volume    = {97},
  journal   = {Computers in human behavior},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0747-5632},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.chb.2019.02.025},
  pages     = {10 -- 23},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Social networking sites (SNSs) are central to social interaction and information sharing in the digital age. However, consuming social information on SNSs invites social upward comparisons with highly socially desirable profile representations, which easily elicits envy in users and leads to unfavorable behaviors on SNSs. This in turn can erode the subjective well-being of users and the sustainability of the SNS platform. Therefore, this paper seeks to develop a better theoretical understanding of how users respond to envy on SNSs. We review literature on envy in offline interactions to derive three behavioral strategies to reduce envy, which we then transfer to the SNS context (self-enhancement, gossiping, and discontinuous intention). Further, we propose a research model and examine how culture, specifically individualism-collectivism, affects the relationship between envy on an SNS and the three strategies. We empirically test the variance-based structural equation model through survey data collected of Facebook users from Germany and Hong Kong. Our findings provide first insights into the link between envy on SNSs, related behavioral strategies and the moderating role of individualism for self-enhancement.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WenningerKrasnovaBuxmann2019,
  author    = {Wenninger, Helena Eva and Krasnova, Hanna and Buxmann, Peter},
  title     = {Understanding the role of social networking sites in the subjective well-being of users},
  series = {European Journal of Information Systems},
  volume    = {28},
  journal   = {European Journal of Information Systems},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {0960-085X},
  doi       = {10.1080/0960085X.2018.1496883},
  pages     = {126 -- 148},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Given the rising popularity of social networking sites (SNSs), the influence of these platforms on the subjective well-being (SWB) of their users is an emerging topic in information systems research. Building on the norm of reciprocity and the social functional approach to positive emotions, we posit that targeted reciprocity-evoking forms of SNS activities are best suited to promote users' positive emotions. The favourable potential of these activities is likely to be particularly pronounced among adolescents who pay special attention to social acceptance, which can be channelled with the help of reciprocal communication. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative 7-day diary study of 162 adolescent Facebook users attending German schools, looking at the impact of their daily SNS activities on their SWB. Based on a linear mixed model analysis, our results confirm a positive link between targeted reciprocity-evoking activities - such as chatting, giving and receiving feedback - and adolescents' positive emotions. Our findings provide a reassuring perspective on the implications of the sociotechnical design of SNS communication channels. Specifically, by encouraging targeted activities, providers, users, and other stakeholders can ensure the beneficial impact of this technology on users' SWB.},
  language  = {en}
}