A tale of two sites: Dual social network site use and social network development
Journal
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Journal Volume
74
Pages
83
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Fussell, SR
Abstract
Previous work on social network sites (SNSs) has extensively examined Facebook use. Grounded in the scholarship of social capital and social relationship maintenance, we examined international students’ participation with Facebook versus a SNS in their home-country (Renren or Cyworld). We anticipated that social network building on Facebook would be driven by desires to expand bridging social capital, whereas SNS use on Renren/Cyworld would function to maintain existing bonds. A survey of 335 Chinese and Korean students in the U.S. showed that when given multiple choices of SNSs, the affordances of SNSs are sustained across cultures, networks, and sites. We conclude with thoughts as to how our findings might be used to help people manage social relationships across two different sites in their home country and new country of residence.
Subjects
Social network sites; Social capital; Cross-cultural interaction; Computer-mediated communication; Interpersonal relationships; CULTURAL-DIFFERENCES; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; FACEBOOK; SATISFACTION
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Type
journal article