Interpersonal Goals as Predictors of Facebook Use, Social Capital, and Envy

IntroductionSocial networks allow individuals to express themselves, and establish or maintain connections with others. Using social networks like Facebook may be associated with a sense of self-worth and may play an important role in psychological development of university students who are in emerging adulthood phase.Objective(1)Assess the psychological well-being of Saudi university students using social networks (Facebook).(2)Explore whether the relationship between Facebook use and bridging social capital is different for individuals with varying degrees of self-esteem and satisfaction with life.AimTo study the psychological well-being of Saudi university students using social networks (Facebook).MethodAn electronic survey was published in the community site for all students of King Saud University. in addition to the demographic information, the survey evaluates Facebook use intensity, bridging social capital and psychological well-being: self-esteem and satisfaction with life.ResultsA total of 1005 students completed the survey, of which 50.5% were female. Majority of them were members in Facebook (92.1%).ConclusionsResults showed no significant correlation between the use of Facebook and psychological well-being. It could be due to the fundamental difference between Arabs and other cultures or due to the use of other social networks. There was a positive relationship between bridging social capital and psychological well-being with being in preparatory year, which is most likely because advanced years has more workload preventing students from participating in King Saud University community. A longitudinal study over a series of years and addressing other popular social networks would be the next step.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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The Ties That Bond: Re-Examining the Relationship between Facebook Use and Bonding Social Capital

2011 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences ◽

10.1109/hicss.2011.435 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

J Vitak ◽

N B Ellison ◽

C Steinfield

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Bonding Social Capital ◽

Facebook Use ◽

The Relationship

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Do rich teens get richer? Facebook use and the link between offline and online social capital among Palestinian youth in Israel

Information Communication & Society ◽

10.1080/1369118x.2016.1261168 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 63-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Rana Abbas ◽

Gustavo Mesch

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Facebook Use

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Receiving supportive communication from Facebook friends: A model of social ties and supportive communication in social network sites

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ◽

10.1177/0265407517742978 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 719-740 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Andrew C. High ◽

Emily M. Buehler

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Network ◽

Social Ties ◽

Community Sample ◽

Social Network Sites ◽

Weak Ties ◽

Supportive Communication ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Facebook Use ◽

Supportive Messages

This study distinguishes perceptions of, preferences for, and outcomes related to people’s social ties online. It expands understanding of when and why using social network sites (SNSs) provides people with several types of supportive communication by integrating users’ social capital and preference for weak tie support. Prior research is synthesized and extended to build a heuristic model of social ties and supportive communication in SNSs that considers network-based variables (i.e., social capital, preference for weak ties) as mechanisms that link the use of SNSs to the supportive messages people receive. A community sample ( N = 553) completed an online questionnaire. Results indicated that intensity of Facebook use corresponds with both social capital and received support. Moreover, social capital mediates and preference for weak ties moderates the relationship between using Facebook and receiving support, and results differ according to the types of social capital and support under consideration. Facebook use, for example, only corresponds with receiving informational and esteem support when users exhibit sufficient preferences for weak tie support.

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