Adolescents' and emerging adults' social networking online: Homophily or diversity?

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Mazur ◽  
Lacey Richards
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults

Influence of Social Media on Dating Relationships of Emerging Adults in Nigerian Universities

2017 ◽  
pp. 168-177
Author(s):  
Olufemi Adeniyi Fawole ◽  
Olasunkanmi Adebiyi Osho
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Dating Couples ◽  
The Hours ◽  
The University

Social media play important roles in creating a person's sense of reality, recreating face-to-face interactions on the web by allowing people to interact either publicly of privately. Social networking sites helps in maintaining relationship with individuals who may not be closer to one; used to express romantic relationships through profile pictures or posts on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Uber Social etc. This chapter focused on the influence of Facebook on communication between emerging adults in dating relationships. A total of seventy-seven participants comprising students from the University of Lagos, Nigeria aged between 19 and 29 years, took part in different focus group discussions. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The results revealed that majority of the dating couples spent long hours on Facebook daily and they did not feel comfortable with the hours spent on Facebook by their partner chatting with friends on a regular basis.

Cyber-Aggression in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 110-127
Author(s):  
Michelle F. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Typical Part

Emerging adults are actively engaged in a digital world in which blogs, social networking sites, watching videos, and instant messaging are a typical part of their daily lives. Their immersion in the digital world has occurred for as long as many of them can remember, with many not knowing a world without our modern technological advances. Although the digital age has brought us many conveniences in our daily lives, there is a darker side to emerging adults' involvement with these technologies, such as cyber aggression involvement. This chapter draws on research from around the world, utilizing a variety of research designs, to describe the nature, extent, and consequences associated with emerging adults' involvement in cyber aggression. Concluding the chapter is a solutions and recommendation section in which various recommendations are given to help colleges and universities strive to reduce cyber aggression on their campuses among their students.

scholarly journals The Relation of Gender, Behavior, and Intimacy Development on Level of Facebook Addiction in Emerging Adults

2018 ◽  
pp. 1706-1719
Author(s):  
Melanie Kimpton ◽  
Marilyn Anne Campbell ◽  
Eliza Leong Weigin ◽  
Alexandria Orel ◽  
Kelly Wozencroft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Difference ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Facebook Addiction ◽  
The Relationship

Social networking sites are changing the way in which young people develop and maintain friendships and relationships. This study investigated the relationship between level of Facebook addiction, Facebook behaviors, gender, and intimacy development in emerging adults. Participants were 273 university students aged 18 to 25. They completed an online questionnaire that measured their level of Facebook addiction, what they do on Facebook, and their ability to form intimate relationships. A gender difference was found with long distance, passive, active photo, and organizing behaviors relating to high levels of Facebook addiction in females, whereas gaming was related to high levels of Facebook addiction in males. Intimacy development was related to high Facebook use and long distance, active photo, and organizing behaviors, but not to the level of Facebook addiction. Implications regarding the identification of at-risk for addiction emerging adults are discussed.

Online and offline social networks: Use of social networking sites by emerging adults

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 420-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaveri Subrahmanyam ◽  
Stephanie M. Reich ◽  
Natalia Waechter ◽  
Guadalupe Espinoza
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites

Social Networking Sites

2012 ◽  
pp. 132-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minas Michikyan ◽  
Kaveri Subrahmanyam
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Internet Users

In the past few years, social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and MySpace have become increasingly popular among Internet users. They allow individuals to present themselves, share information, establish or maintain connections, and interact and communicate with other users. As SNSs have become tremendously popular among adolescents and emerging adults, research suggests that online social media use may be connected to young people’s development. This encyclopedia entry summarizes up-to-date research on SNSs, and will focus on the relation between adolescents’ and emerging adults’ use of these sites to address traditional developmental concerns and their psychosocial well-being. Researchers have begun to explore the extent to which individuals engage in self-presentation and exploration as well as relationship formation on SNSs, and are examining the relationship between such use and psychosocial outcomes among youth. As digital youth are growing up in an ever connected world, it is important to understand online social media use and the implications of such use on their psychosocial development and psychological well-being.

Cyber-Aggression in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Michelle F. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Typical Part

Emerging adults are actively engaged in a digital world in which blogs, social networking sites, watching videos, and instant messaging are a typical part of their daily lives. Their immersion in the digital world has occurred for as long as many of them can remember, with many not knowing a world without our modern technological advances. Although the digital age has brought us many conveniences in our daily lives, there is a darker side to emerging adults' involvement with these technologies, such as cyber aggression involvement. This chapter draws on research from around the world, utilizing a variety of research designs, to describe the nature, extent, and consequences associated with emerging adults' involvement in cyber aggression. Concluding the chapter is a solutions and recommendation section in which various recommendations are given to help colleges and universities strive to reduce cyber aggression on their campuses among their students.

Techno-Romance and Emerging Adulthood

2019 ◽  
pp. 99-134
Author(s):  
Varda Konstam
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Dating Apps ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Study Participants

This chapter examines the ways in which technology influences the romantic behavior of emerging adults. From meeting new romantic partners to managing existing relationships to breaking up and recovering from breakups, computer-mediated communication (CMC) is entwined with romance. The ways in which CMC can objectify users and overwhelm them with too many choices are examined here. The chapter also examines dating apps as well as technologically influenced behaviors and challenges, such as “technoference” and sexting. The 29 study participants share their thoughts and experiences related to CMC and social networking sites, and how the inevitable presence of technology has affected their romantic lives.

Faith and Facebook in a Pluralistic Age

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 818-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul K. McClure
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Religious Pluralism ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
National Study ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Beliefs And Practice

The rapid adoption of social networking sites (SNS) has prompted educators, parents, and researchers to consider the role SNS play in social life. Few scholars, however, have examined the effects of SNS on the religious beliefs of emerging adults. Drawing from Peter Berger’s concept of “plausibility structures” and his theory of pluralism, I explore whether young adults who use SNS are more likely to condone religious pluralism and syncretism. Using panel data from the National Study of Youth and Religion, I find that emerging adults who use SNS are more likely to think it is acceptable to pick and choose their religious beliefs, and practice multiple religions independent of what their religious tradition teaches, but they are not more likely to believe all religions are true. These findings suggest that exposure to broader networks through social media leads to increased acceptance of syncretistic beliefs and practices.

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