Social Support, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Language Proficiency in Sojourner Adaptation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honorio Komori ◽  
Janet L. Kottke
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated

What You Say and Where You Say It Matter: Effects of Facebook Message Publicity and Support Type on Evaluation of Support Message Quality

2021 ◽  
pp. 089443932110073
Author(s):  
Yining Malloch ◽  
Bo Feng
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Message Type ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Tangible Support ◽  
The Impact

Guided by the masspersonal communication model, this study examined the impact of the communication channel (masspersonal vs. interpersonal) and support message type on evaluation of social support message quality in Facebook settings. An online factorial experiment with 480 participants revealed that support messages sent through interpersonal channels (e.g., private messaging) were perceived as higher in quality than those sent through masspersonal channels (e.g., status update). Regardless of channels, participants considered tangible support messages as higher quality than informational and emotional support messages. Implications for computer-mediated communication and social support theories and practices were discussed.

Making “Real” Connections

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna L. Clark ◽  
Melanie C. Green
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Online Relationships ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Perceived Reality

Examining the subjective aspects of online social interaction can help explain contradictory results about the consequences of such interaction. The authors posit a new theoretical construct, the perceived reality of online interactions, defined as the extent to which an individual believes online interactions are suitable for the maintenance and formation of close relationships. Higher perceived reality of online interactions is theorized to lead to more investment and effort in computer-mediated communication, thus increasing benefits such as perceived social support from online relationships. An experiment using an Amazon Mechanical Turk sample (n = 169) and undergraduate students (n = 88) found correlational evidence that perceived reality of online relationships predicted perceived social support from online sources. Additionally, patterns of correlations between perceived reality, personality traits, and general attitudes toward the Internet point at differential implications of this variable between samples.

The effect of informal social support: Face-to-face versus computer-mediated communication

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1806-1814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Lewandowski ◽  
Benjamin D. Rosenberg ◽  
M. Jordan Parks ◽  
Jason T. Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Informal Social Support ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Computer Mediated
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