scholarly journals The relationship between perceived stress and problematic social networking site use among Chinese college students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-Ling Hou ◽  
Hai-Zhen Wang ◽  
Tian-Qiang Hu ◽  
Douglas A. Gentile ◽  
James Gaskin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Site Use ◽  
The Relationship

E-Mentoring Through a Network of Practice on Facebook

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsun-Ming Lee ◽  
Mayur R. Mehta
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Current Generation ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
The Relationship

Facebook is the most popular social networking site, with more than 500 million active members. With its ability to easily manage multi-user social networks synchronously, it provides a fertile foundation to promote e-mentoring among the current generation of technology- and Facebook-astute students. This study reviews Network of Practice (NoP) theories to provide insights to a mentoring structure that facilitates the sharing and exchange of profession-related knowledge. A Facebook application was developed to conduct an experiment that examined factors that affect the performance of the mentoring program based on a NoP. A class of college students, which used the application to connect to recent graduates and industry experts, allowed us to observe and analyze live mentoring activities. The authors' findings indicated that the mentor's gender appeared to impact the relationship that developed between mentors and protégés via Facebook, and that the students were indifferent about the years of experiences of their mentors.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Posting and Photo Manipulation Activities on Social Networking Sites and Internalization of a Tanned Ideal Among Australian Adolescents and Young Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 205630511882041 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Mingoia ◽  
Amanda D. Hutchinson ◽  
David H. Gleaves ◽  
Carlene Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Site Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Appearance Ideals

We examined whether sharing photos on social networking sites and, in particular, the approach to sharing photos online were associated with internalization of a tanned ideal and appearance comparisons. Adolescents and young adults ( N = 587) completed measures of social networking site use, photo activities, internalization, and appearance comparisons. Regular photo-sharers internalized a tanned ideal to a greater extent and reported engaging in more frequent appearance comparisons to people in media than participants who did not regularly share photos online. Internalization was associated with editing photos prior to posting, whereas appearance comparisons were associated with investment, measured as the concern for the quality and effort expended in selecting photos (e.g., carefully selecting a photo, taking a photo specifically for posting) and editing photos prior to posting. Future interventions to reduce the risk of skin cancer should address users’ investment in the quality of photos they share online and the desire to manipulate photos to adhere to appearance ideals.

The Relationship between Gratifications from Social Networking Site Use and Adolescents’ Brand Interactions

2016 ◽  
pp. 29-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Hartmann ◽  
Vanessa Apaolaza ◽  
Jiaxun He ◽  
Jose M. Barrutia ◽  
Carmen Echebarria
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Site Use ◽  
The Relationship

The Reciprocal Relationship Between Passive Social Networking Site (SNS) Usage and Users’ Subjective Well-Being

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 511-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Liang Wang ◽  
James Gaskin ◽  
Detlef H. Rost ◽  
Douglas A. Gentile
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Reciprocal Process

Prior studies have found an inconclusive relationship between social networking site (SNS) usage and users’ subjective well-being. Passive SNS usage may be detrimental to subjective well-being, because it cannot provide social support and may evoke envy and jealousy. Conversely, it is also possible that lower subjective well-being may predict higher passive SNS usage, which can be used as a means to relieve stress. To examine this reciprocal process, a two-wave study among a sample of Chinese college students was conducted ( N = 350 at Time 1, 265 at Time 2). Data were analyzed with structural modeling. Cross-lagged analysis indicated that passive SNS usage at Time 1 predicted a decrease in subjective well-being at Time 2. Lower subjective well-being at Time 1 also predicted an increase in passive SNS usage at Time 2. These findings deepen our understanding of the complicated association between SNS usage and well-being and has implications for how to help individuals use SNS healthily.

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