Online and Offline Social Networks: Use of Social Networking Sites by Emerging Adults

Autor/inn/en	Subrahmanyam, Kaveri; Reich, Stephanie M.; Waechter, Natalia; Espinoza, Guadalupe
Titel	Online and Offline Social Networks: Use of Social Networking Sites by Emerging Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29 (2008) 6, S.420-433 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-3973
DOI	10.1016/j.appdev.2008.07.003
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Social Networks; Internet; College Students; Computer Mediated Communication; Web Sites; Friendship; Peer Relationship; Family Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Collegestudent; Computerkonferenz; Web-Design; Freundschaft; Peer-Beziehungen
Abstract	Social networking sites (e.g., MySpace and Facebook) are popular online communication forms among adolescents and emerging adults. Yet little is known about young people's activities on these sites and how their networks of "friends" relate to their other online (e.g., instant messaging) and offline networks. In this study, college students responded, in person and online, to questions about their online activities and closest friends in three contexts: social networking sites, instant messaging, and face-to-face. Results showed that participants often used the Internet, especially social networking sites, to connect and reconnect with friends and family members. Hence, there was overlap between participants' online and offline networks. However, the overlap was imperfect; the pattern suggested that emerging adults may use different online contexts to strengthen different aspects of their offline connections. Information from this survey is relevant to concerns about young people's life online. (Contains 4 figures and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10