Awareness of College Students in the Adoption of Social Networking Sites in Creating a New Learning Environment

Background: Selfie a generalized expression for a "self portraitÃ¢â‚¬Â, has become a fad among today's youth. People love to take and post their selfies even when they are in critical situations or any annoying surroundings. For example, when someone met with an accident, people take pictures, rather than calling ambulance. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the narcissism and selfie users among college students of Coimbatore, India. Materials and Methods: Descriptive design was adapted. Conveniently selected 100 post graduate students were assessed on selfie usage and narcissism. Results: Study found that 67% of the students moderately using selfie and 50% of the students had narcissism. Narcissism had a significant relationship with selfie usage. Conclusion: Study concluded that majority of the college students who were taking selfies and uploading them on social networking sites after editing them had more narcissism. Study recommends that early screening followed by appropriate interventions are required for selfie takers to avoid psychological problems in future. Keywords: Selfie usage, narcissism, students

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Impact of Social Networking on College Students

Technical, Social, and Legal Issues in Virtual Communities ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1553-3.ch018 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 263-275

Author(s):

Rajalakshmi Kanagavel ◽

Chandrasekharan Velayutham

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Networking ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Real Life ◽

College Going ◽

Survey Technique ◽

Virtual Interaction ◽

Indian Students ◽

Youth Perspective

In today’s world where Internet has experienced tremendous growth, social networking sites have become highly significant in peoples’ lives. This comparative study between India and the Netherlands will concentrate on youngsters more precisely college going students in Chennai and Maastricht. The research explores how college students create identity for themselves in the virtual world and how they relate to others online. It will analyze the cultural differences from the youth perspective in both the countries and discuss whether social networking sites isolate youngsters from the society or help them to build relationships; the participation in these sites is also explored. Survey technique, interview, and online observation were the research methods used. Findings show that Indian students spend more time in these sites than Dutch students and Dutch students participate more actively than Indian students. It was also found that virtual interaction taking place in these sites is just a supplement to real life interaction.

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Cultural Differences between American and Japanese Self-Presentation on SNSs

International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies ◽

10.4018/ijicst.2014010104 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 47-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kikuko Omori ◽

Mike Allen

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Networking ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Underlying Mechanism ◽

Self Presentation ◽

Behavioral Switching ◽

Preexisting Conditions

The present study compared American and Japanese user practices on social networking sites (SNSs). Analysis focused on self-presentation such as posting party and drinking pictures on SNSs. A total of 1,079 college students (583 American and 496 Japanese) participated in the survey, which provided the basis for analysis. The results of the study demonstrate cultural and SNS platform differences in self-presentation on SNSs. After controlling for preexisting conditions (gender, extraversion, offline popularity, and the length of membership with the SNS), Japanese Facebook users posted party and drinking pictures most frequently, followed by Japanese Mixi users and American Facebook users. In addition, the study found that Japanese dual-users changed their behavior according to the SNS. The implications and the underlying mechanism of Japanese users' behavioral switching on SNSs are discussed.

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Impact of Social Networking on College Students

International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking ◽

10.4018/jvcsn.2010070105 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 55-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Rajalakshmi Kanagavel ◽

Chandrasekharan Velayutham

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Virtual World ◽

Real Life ◽

College Going ◽

Survey Technique ◽

Virtual Interaction ◽

Indian Students ◽

Youth Perspective

In today’s world where Internet has experienced tremendous growth, social networking sites have become highly significant in peoples’ lives. This comparative study between India and the Netherlands will concentrate on youngsters more precisely college going students in Chennai and Maastricht. The research explores how college students create identity for themselves in the virtual world and how they relate to others online. It will analyze the cultural differences from the youth perspective in both the countries and discuss whether social networking sites isolate youngsters from the society or help them to build relationships; the participation in these sites is also explored. Survey technique, interview, and online observation were the research methods used. Findings show that Indian students spend more time in these sites than Dutch students and Dutch students participate more actively than Indian students. It was also found that virtual interaction taking place in these sites is just a supplement to real life interaction.

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Social Networking in Education

International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy ◽

10.4018/jide.2013010101 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Niall McCarroll ◽

Kevin Curran

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Daily Basis ◽

Communication Tool ◽

New Information ◽

Academic Practices ◽

On Line ◽

Learning Ecology ◽

The Impact

Social networking has become one of the most popular communication tools to have evolved over the past decade, making it a powerful new information sharing resource in society. To date realising the potential of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) beyond their leisure uses has been severely restricted in a number of areas. This paper focuses on the application of SNSs in a learning environment and the impact this could have on academic practices. While undoubtedly, due to the very casual nature of social networking, there are serious concerns over how it could be integrated in a learning environment; the potential positive outcomes are many and varied. As a communication tool, its effectiveness is already manifesting in the millions who use these networks to communicate on a daily basis. So it is conceivable that educators should be able to create a learnscape - an environment for formal and informal learning - that adheres to educational guidelines, but also harnesses the social support system of these on-line communities. This paper examines the risks involved in the creation of this new learning ecology, and explores the challenges faced by both technology experts and teachers in delivering a truly innovative and effective new approach to education.

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