Does using social media increase or decrease happiness? An empirical study of Facebook users in Taiwan

• Published in: Pacific economic review (Oxford, England) Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 469 - 486
• Main Authors: Lee, Ming‐Hsuan, Liu, Ya‐Ming, Yu, Clarence
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto, Japan John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.10.2024; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Emotions; Happiness; Screen time; Social networks; User behavior; Users; Taiwan

In 2022, approximately 90% of the entire population in Taiwan actively used social media. Although several studies have examined emotional changes among social media users in Taiwan, the endogeneity problem stemming from reverse causality has not been recognized and properly addressed. Therefore, th...