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Development and Evaluation of Research Methods, Instruments and Tools (1427) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (2724) Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (1014) Quantified Self and Wellness (151) Behavioural Surveillance for Public Health (509) Loneliness and Social Isolation (227)

Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/90751, first published .
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Online Social Support - an Adjunct or Substitute for Traditional Social Support: Cross-Sectional Study

Online Social Support - an Adjunct or Substitute for Traditional Social Support: Cross-Sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Ruthie Liang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ariel Pollock Star2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Nofar Tsur4 Author Orcid Image ;   Moshe Shmueli5 Author Orcid Image ;   Norm O'Rourke2, 4, 6 Author Orcid Image
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  1. Desatnik D, Shmueli M, Tsur N, Star A, O’Rourke N. Is Social Media Use Disorder a Thing?. Psychiatry International 2026;7(3):139 View
  2. Pollock Star A, Bachner Y, Tsur N, Shmueli M, O’Rourke N. The moderating effect of depression on social media use and online social support: differential effects on psychological well-being. BMC Public Health 2026;26(1) View