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Emily M. Buehler

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity
Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Media and PoliticsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsMedia Influence and HealthDigital Communication and Language

Publications

20

Citations

186

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Emily M. Buehler studies how people seek and give emotional support through digital communication, especially on social media platforms like Facebook. Her work examines how factors such as message content, channel visibility (public vs. private), and stigma shape how support-seeking messages are perceived and how they affect the wellbeing of both the person seeking help and the person providing it. This research is relevant to students interested in how technology shapes interpersonal relationships, coping, and social support.

Online and social media support-seekingComputer-mediated communicationInterpersonal relationships and wellbeingEmotional support and copingCommunication in digital/networked contexts

Publication output has been relatively steady with some fluctuation, including a gap in 2020-2021, followed by a renewed and slightly increased pace from 2022 through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications1920212022: 3 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications4242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships×3
  • Communication Studies×2
  • New Media & Society×1
  • Social Media + Society×1
  • Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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