“To Respond or not to Respond, that is the Question”: The Decision-Making Process of Providing Social Support to Distressed Posters on Facebook

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Main Authors: Pamara F. Chang, Janis Whitlock, Natalya N. Bazarova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118759290