Social networking and adjustments among international students

被引：93

作者：

Lin, Jih-Hsuan ^{[1
]}

Peng, Wei ^{[2
]}

Kim, Mijung ^{[2
]}

Kim, Sung Yeun ^{[3
,4
]}

LaRose, Robert ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Commun & Technol, Hsinchu, Taiwan

[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Telecommun Informat Studies & Media, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[3] Syracuse Univ, SI Newhouse Sch Publ Commun, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA

[4] Syracuse Univ, Media Interface & Network Design MIND Labs, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA

来源：

NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY | 2012年 / 14卷 / 03期

关键词：

adjustments; cultural differences; extroversion; Facebook; horizontal collectivism; international students; social capital; social network sites; INTERNET; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLEGE; SCALES; SELF;

D O I：

10.1177/1461444811418627

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

How do social media facilitate adjustment to changes in social structure and culture? This research examines the impact of online social networking on online and offline social capitals and adjustment of international students in the United States. A survey of 195 international students in a major Midwestern university showed that students' interactions with Americans and home country friends using Facebook, extroversion, and horizontal collectivism were positively related to international students' social adjustment and online bridging capital. Facebook usage mediated the relationship between extroversion and online social capital. The implications of social network site use, personality, and cultural difference on social capital and adjustment are discussed.

引用

页码：421 / 440

页数：20

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