Online Social Capital Among Social Networking Sites' Users

2019 ◽  
pp. 90-119
Author(s):  
Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Exchange Of Information

This research aimed to explore types of online social capital (bridging and bonding) that the Emiratis perceive in the context of social networking site (SNS) usage. A sample of 230 Emiratis from two Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, was used to investigate the hypothesis. The results showed that WhatsApp was the most frequent SNS used by the respondents. Also, a significant correlation of the intensity of social networking usage and bridging social capital was found, while there was no significant association between SNS usage and bonding social capital. The factors determined the SNSs usage motivations among the respondents were exchange of information, sociability, accessibility, and connections with overseas friends and families. Males were more likely than females to connect with Arab (non-Emiratis) and online bonding social capital. Both genders were the same in their SNSs motivations and online bridging social capital.

Online Bonding and Bridging Social Capital via Social Networking Sites

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Bonding And Bridging

This research aimed to explore types of online social capital (bridging and bonding) that the Emiratis perceive in the context of social networking site (SNS) usage. A snow-ball sample of 230 Emiratis from two Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai was used. The results showed that WhatsApp was the most frequent SNS used by the respondents. Also, a significant correlation of the intensity of social networking usage and bridging social capital was found, while there was no significant association between SNS usage and bonding social capital. The factors determined the SNSs usage motivations among the respondents were: Exchange of information, Sociability, Accessibility, and Connections with overseas friends and families. Males were more likely than females to connect with Arab (non-Emiratis) and online bonding social capital. Both genders were the same in their SNSs motivations and online bridging social capital.

scholarly journals E-WOM BEHAVIOUR MELALUI SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE: SOCIAL CAPITAL DAN HOMOPHILY SEBAGAI ANTESEDEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elfitra Azliyanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Individual Response ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Questionnaire Online

This research aims to investigate the intention to respond issues of ‘megathrust’ in West Sumatera, through social networking sites. An empirical study conducted to analyse the linkage of social capital, homophily, and e-wom behaviour towards attitude and intention to response. Social capital comprises two factors, bonding social capital and bridging social capital. Quantitative technique analysis was utilized to examine five hypotheses through a survey designed on the Likert five point scale. The sampling technique of this research is purposive sampling. Data was obtained from 157 respondents who were directly having read the news about the earthquake disaster issues of ‘Megathrust’ in West Sumatera through social networking sites. Questionnaire online via link of my3q was used to collect data. The influence among determinant factors were analysed at the level of second-order constructs using SmartPLS 2.0 M3 software. The results showed that homophily not been a concern to determine the intentions of individual response, but more influenced by other antecedents, namely social capital, e-wom and attitude toward issues.  

A Meta-Analysis of Social Networking Online and Social Capital

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Liu ◽  
Sarah E. Ainsworth ◽  
Roy F. Baumeister
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Hand Search ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Capital ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Social networking sites offer new avenues for interpersonal communication that may enable people to build social capital. The meta-analyses reported in this paper evaluated the relationship between social network site (SNS) use and 2 types of social capital: bridging social capital and bonding social capital. The meta-analyses included data from 58 articles gathered through scholarly databases and a hand search of the early publications of relevant journals. Using a random effects model, the overall effect size of the relationship between SNS use and bridging social capital based on k = 50 studies and N = 22,290 participants was r = .32 (95% CI [.27, .37]), and the overall effect size between SNS use and bonding social capital based on k = 43 studies and N = 19,439 participants was r = .26 (95% CI [.22, .31]). The relationships between SNS use and both types of social capital were stronger in men than in women, and the relationship between SNS use and bridging capital was stronger in Western, individualistic countries than Eastern, collectivistic countries. Additional analyses of specific SNS activities indicated that SNS use promotes social capital by facilitating contact and interaction among people who already know each other offline rather than contact with people who were met online. The implication is that SNSs offer a platform to strengthen existing relationships.

Bridging bonds: Latvian migrants’ interpersonal ties on social networking sites

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ianis Bucholtz
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Interpersonal Ties

Conflicting accounts exist regarding the influence of online-based communication platforms on the development of cross-border migrants’ networks. It has been reported that such platforms can either promote migrants’ participation in the host society or support secluded ethnic networks at the expense of developing ties with the local population. This article examines this issue through the analysis of the accumulation of online-based social capital among first-generation Latvian migrants. The study is based on interviews with 20 Latvians living in other countries who are frequent users of social networking sites and a survey of Latvian migrants ( N = 14,068). Migrants use social networking sites to maintain ties with friends and relatives in Latvia and also to broaden their networks and enable access to relevant information and contacts. Rather than interpreting social networking site-mediated communication among migrants as the accumulation of either bridging or bonding social capital, this article highlights the limitations of construing this pair of concepts as a binary opposition. In their online connections, Latvian migrants develop ‘dispersed ties’ – a bonding connection with fellow Latvians as a group and simultaneously bridging connections with individual members of the group, which increase heterogeneity of their networks and serve instrumental functions.

Connecting and being connected: investigating friending practices across multiple social networking sites

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien Wen Yuan ◽  
Yu-Hao Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Relationship Maintenance ◽  
Strong Ties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk

PurposeSocial networking sites (SNSs) offer people the possibility of maintaining larger networks of social ties, which also entails more complex relationship maintenance across multiple platforms. Whom to “friend” and via which platform can involve complex deliberations. This study investigates the relationships between users' perceived friending affordances of five popular SNSs (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and LinkedIn) and their friending behaviors concerning strong ties, weak ties (existing and latent ties) and parasocial ties.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey using Qualtrics was provided to participants (N = 626) through Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk). The survey asked their SNS use and their friending behaviors with different ties on each of the sites.FindingsUsers' friending decisions are dependent on an interplay of socio-technical affordances of each SNS and specific needs for the ties. The authors found that the affordances of bridging social capital and enjoyment are aligned with friending weak and parasocial ties, respectively. The affordances of bonding social capital were not valued to friend strong ties.Originality/valueThe study extends the affordance and social capital literature by assessing users' perceived, contextualized SNS affordances in relation to actual communication behaviors in friending different social ties. This approach provides contextualized insights to friending decisions and practices on SNSs.

scholarly journals One Big Happy Family: Bridging and Bonding Social capital in families using Social Networking Sites

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meera Hirani ◽  
Abha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Causal Relation ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Major Mode

Social networking has become a major mode of communication over the past decade. Professional networks such as Linkedin, Ecademy, Cofoundr have gained popularity among business and entrepreneurs while for personal use Facebook, Whatsapp and MySpace have achieved worldwide acceptability. Families, friends and significant others are using Hike, Instagram, Twitter, Messenger and other applications for regular interaction, providing social support, incite feelings of patriotism, collective identity and social interest. Studies on negative impacts of Social Networking Sites have outnumbered and overshadowed the researches that focus on its positive outcome. It is imperative to study, explore and find novel ways to use SNS for society’s benefit. India is undergoing radical changes and the young adults and adolescents are building new ways of bridging and bonding social capital. The present paper presents a theoretical model that explains the causal relation of use of Social Networking Sites with social capital and psychological wellbeing in purview and highlights the positive outcomes of use Social Networking Sites (from here on SNS) among youth and its utility in maintaining family values and relations in this fast paced environment with Indian population in perspective. Need for empirical research on the positive outcome of SNS in Indian population has been emphasized along with recommendations for development of close bonds with family and caution of use of SNS among adolescents and young adults has been given.

Social Networking Sites and Civic Participation: Analyzing the Mediating Role of Online Bridging Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashmeet Kaur ◽  
H.K. Dangi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Wide Range

Technological advancements have introduced creative communication media with social media being one of its kind. Since its introduction, the use of social media is rising in India providing people a better penetrating medium to share their views and ideas. These networking sites have given people a wide range of options to share views about social issues as well. Civic participation is a personal or group effort to resolve a social issue. With the onset of social media, offline civic participatory activities have made a transition to the online space as well. With the soaring influence of social media, this study aims to determine the extent to which Social Networking Sites (SNS) usage influences social capital and civic participatory behaviour. It aims to examine whether SNS use aids in the development of behavior that fosters civic participation. Further, the mediating role of online bridging social capital is analyzed in the relationship between SNS use intensity and civic participation of users. The results show the role of SNS in positively influencing online and offline civic participatory behaviour of the users with online bridging social capital acting as a mediating variable. However, the cross-sectional nature of this study constrained the ability to infer causal associations. The study concludes with recommendations and directions for future research. The different SNS can be compared to learn about their respective influence on civic participatory behavior and infer this phenomenon in an enhanced manner.

The use of online social networking sites to nurture and cultivate bonding social capital: A systematic review of the literature from 1997 to 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 2710-2729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Online Social Networking ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Manual Review

Any social phenomenon with more than a billion participants daily is ripe for investigation into the implications of social capital. This research conducts a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature and conference material published between 1 January 1997 and 31 March 2018 regarding the question, can the use of online social networking sites cultivate and nurture an individual’s bonding social capital? The systematic review using EBSCOhost, EndNote, and final manual review process has aggregated 54 articles containing 116 distinct studies resulting in 85 answering in the affirmative to the research question. These studies are coded into a 13-category framework to provide a roadmap to future researchers. The results are wide and varied providing data from large and small groups. Generalization of the results supports the research question in that individual bonding social capital can be cultivated and nurtured via use of online social networking sites.

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