individuals, we explore the effects of social media browsing and social media communication on users' life satisfaction. The … significant impact generated by social media communication. The relative income and social comparison mainly drive the result. The …

, Japan, and Korea -- in comparison with the United Sates, on the basis of largely comparable nationwide surveys in these …

income from China. It shows that when individuals perceive their incomes to be lower in comparison to their relatives … life satisfaction and happiness. The effect of lower relative income on SWB is monotonic — the lower the position of an …. Favorable and unfavorable relative income positions have asymmetric impacts on life satisfaction but they impact happiness …