CHANSE Call Partner Search Tool

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: Liverpool John Moores University
• Country: (UK)

Research area

• Call theme: Enhancing well-being for the future
• Keywords:

  well-being; social networks; social media; positive psychology; personality

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  Humans are social animals and as such the nature of people’s social networks is one of the single most important determinants of their life satisfaction and well-being. My research focuses on social networks - the set of ties people have to their family and friends. I have examined how these social networks are related to indicators of well-being (such as depression, loneliness and anxiety), how they are influenced by personality and how they are affected by the use of social media. I have expertise in a variety of methods including social network analysis and use of \'big data\' from mobile phones and social media.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  I would be interested in joining any project examining the influence of social relationships or social media use on well-being. I have a particular interest in how well-being in students is related to changes in their social networks and the social transition to University life.

Sam Roberts

• Organisation: Liverpool John Moores University
• Position: Senior Lecturer in Psychology
• E-mail: s.g.roberts1@ljmu.ac.uk
• Phone: 00 44 7974 505666
• Web: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-health/school-of-psychology/samuel-roberts