Impact Of Social Networking Sites Research Articles

Effectiveness Of Social Media On Youth In Relation To Their Social Life In Kerala

Social Networking has become a global phenomenon. Millions of people now use internet to engage on social networks. As in, there are more than 300 Social Networking Sites (SNS) and the total number of people using Social Networking Sites around the world is 1.73 billion according to 2013 Sensex. In few years, the usage of Social Networking Sites has surprisingly grown. These Social Networking Sites offers a wide variety of resources and services such as messaging, sharing of information, online marketing, blogging, connecting, sharing photos, audios, videos, group discussion, and distribution of applications. Consequently; especially youth, are the avid users of these sites. And, the usage of Social Networking Sites among the youth has increased rapidly throughout the world. Evidently, Social Networking Sites have become significant part of our lives. However, the study has been set forward to analyse the influence of Social Networking Sites on the interpersonal relationships of youth in Kerala state. Humans are social animals and Interpersonal Relationships are a very vital aspect of human existence. Hence, the impact of Social Networking Sites on interpersonal relationships needs to be examined through the lens of Sociology.

The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Study Habits and Interpersonal Relationships among Vietnamese Students

Social media has a profound influence on every aspect of human beings nowadays. This study investigated the impact of social networking sites on study habits and interpersonal relationships at the tertiary level. A total of 125 college students from different universities in Hanoi were chosen through a convenience sampling technique. Quantitative methodology was employed for the research instrument and a descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The researchers designed questionnaires with Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients of at least 0.84 to collect data for the study. Analysis of the data was carried out using frequencies, percentages, means, t-tests, and Pearson correlation statistics at the 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that students’ level of using social networking sites had a negative influence on their study habits and their interpersonal relationships. Based on the findings, it was recommended that regular orientations should be given to students on how and when to use social media to enhance their study habits or to spend time improving their interpersonal relationships with their families, friends, and teachers.

The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Study Habits and Interpersonal Relationships among Vietnamese Students

Social media has a profound influence on every aspect of human beings nowadays. This study investigated the impact of social networking sites on study habits and interpersonal relationships at the tertiary level. A total of 125 college students from different universities in Hanoi were chosen through a convenience sampling technique. Quantitative methodology was employed for the research instrument and a descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The researchers designed questionnaires with Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients of at least 0.84 to collect data for the study. Analysis of the data was carried out using frequencies, percentages, means, t-tests, and Pearson correlation statistics at the 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that students’ level of using social networking sites had a negative influence on their study habits and their interpersonal relationships. Based on the findings, it was recommended that regular orientations should be given to students on how and when to use social media to enhance their study habits or to spend time improving their interpersonal relationships with their families, friends, and teachers.

“I Want to See People’s Reactions to the Selfies”: A Lefebvrian Analysis of the Impact of Social Networking Sites on Physical, Mental, and Emotional Functioning

Since the conception and exponential growth of social networking sites (SNSs), technology has advanced sufficiently to allow access to them at any moment for any reason. This has given users a “virtual space” (VS) in which to communicate and “live” within (e.g., Facebook), a space which disparate research has shown to have an impact on users’ behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. The present study aimed to examine the potential for SNSs to influence the physical, mental, and social well-being of undergraduate students. To explore this in a unified fashion, we conducted in-depth interviews with 25 participants across three qualitative studies. All interview transcripts were analyzed using a recursive deductive thematic analysis. Lefebvre’s trialectic of space was examined for its applicability to students’ experiences of VS vis-à-vis SNSs. Lefebvre’s spatial triad provides a novel and coherent framework to untangle and explain the multifaceted and often complicated nature of SNS use. Analysis found correspondence between Lefebvrian triadic space and SNSs to explain the pervasive, dominant, and sometimes pathological role that SNSs can have upon everyday functioning. Implications are that a Lefebvrian approach can inform future research as a means to untangle and explain the multifaceted and often complicated nature of SNS use.

Study of the Role and Impact of SNS in Protests

This study explores how social media act as a tool to communicate with the government and the world through the research of the role of social media and the processes by which people can be mobilized to engage in protests. Focusing primarily on Facebook and Instagram as Social Networking Sites (SNS), the study uses survey data collected through Typeform online survey (N=100). Findings indicate that the frequency of SNS has been strongly correlated with protest activities. SNS promoted on-site news consumption and political speech, which in turn facilitated protest participation. Despite the prevalence of incidental exposure to news on SNS, the exposure did not give rise to more political action, such as the voicing of political opinions on SNS.

The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Luxury Vehicles Purchase Decision Process in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Social networking sites are becoming an essential part of consumer daily activities, with profound changes in purchasing behavior compared to traditional buying formats. This study investigates the possible impact of social networking sites on the purchasing decision process concerning luxury vehicles in one of the most important markets for such products, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The study also investigates the possible impact of relative demographics on the direct relationship between social networking sites (independent variable) and the purchase decision process (dependent variable) of luxury vehicles. In order to achieve this aim, a descriptive analytical methodology is utilized with quantitative survey strategy, with a five-point Likert-type questionnaire. Of 1,500 personally submitted questionnaires distributed over a non-probability quota sample to the main showrooms and dealerships in the GCC, 1,257 were retrieved (a response rate of 83.8%); after the filtration and screening process, 1,224 valid questionnaire forms were statistically analyzed. The results indicate that social networking sites have a significant positive direct impact on the purchasing decision process of luxury vehicles in the examined population, with the highest impact being for the first two stages of the process (need recognition and information search). As for the moderation effect of relative demographics, only income and time daily time spent on social media had positive significant moderating effects on the direct relationship between social networking sites and purchasing decision process, while education had a negative significant effect. The results also indicated particular roles of certain social networking sites, like YouTube, and the fact that females prefer Snapchat over other digital platforms. Discussion, implications, and future research recommendation are provided based on the results of the analyses.

Sosyal Ağ Kullanımının Akıllı Telefon Yoksunluğu Korkusu (Nomofobi) İle İlişkisi: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

The fact that smartphones can be accessed anytime and anywhere without physical and spatial restrictions and their excessive use has led to the emergence of the nomophobia problem, which expresses the anxiety experienced by the individual when they cannot access their mobile device. Considering the impact of social networking sites on excessive use of smartphones, it becomes important to ask whether social networking sites have a role in the development of nomophobia. In this context, revealing the relationship between social network usage habits and nomophobia is the aim of this study. The research sample of schools in the state university in Turkey has created a total of 430 undergraduate students. In the study, the Social Networks Usage Purposes Scale and the Nomophobia Scale were used to measure the nomophobia level of the students and the usage purpose of the social networks. According to the results obtained, it was determined that the age, gender and income level of the students were not related to the usage purpose of social networks and nomophobia (p> 0.05). In addition, it was found that the variables of using the internet unlimitedly and using the internet via smartphone are related with the usage purpose of social networks and nomophobia (p <0.05). Finally, it has been determined that there is a weakly significant relationship between the usage purpose of social networks and nomophobia (p <0.05).

Using activity theory to understand the impact of social networking sites and apps use by Saudi postgraduate students

ABSTRACT Social networking sites and apps (SNSAs) are being used more frequently across the world and yet the nature of this online environment and associated interactions are not fully understood. With no restrictions for SNSAs use related to specific geographical regions, language, age, gender, educational level, or any other factors, it is important to find a concept to describe and explain the components of this online environment and their relationships. This paper describes the environment of SNSAs use by Saudi postgraduate students from the perspective of second-generation activity theory (AT). The findings supported the theoretical framework of AT as a useful lens in understanding SNSAs use from the perspective of students, particularly in a cultural environment where physical communication has restrictions based on gender. A similar AT model can be drawn for the use of SNSAs, taking the perspective of different groups of academic users. The flexibility of the AT model appears at the level of SNSAs as technical and physical tools, and at the level of users’ community, which was managed by the explicit and implicit rules relating to communication. This feature reveals the way in which this extended framework can be used to indicate pertinent features of SNSAs.

The Perceived Impact of Social Networking Sites and Apps on the Social Capital of Saudi Postgraduate Students: A Case Study

With the increased use of Social Networking Sites and Apps (SNSAs) in Saudi Arabia, it is important to consider the impact of this on the social lives of tertiary students, who are heavy users of such technology. A mixed methods study exploring the effect of SNSAs use on the social capital of Saudi postgraduate students was conducted using a multidimensional construct of social capital, which included the components of life satisfaction, social trust, civic participation, and political engagement. Data were collected through surveys and interviews involving 313 male and 293 female postgraduate students from Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) in Makkah. Findings show that male and female participants perceived SNSAs use impacting all components of social capital at a moderate and mainly positive level. Correlational analysis demonstrated medium to large positive correlations among components of social capital. Gender differences were not evident in the life satisfaction and social trust components; however, females reported more involvement with SNSAs for the purposes of political engagement while males reported more use for civic participation, which is an interesting finding, in light of the norms and traditional culture of Saudi society.

The impact of social network sites on mental health: distinguishing active from passive use.

The impact of social network sites on mental health: distinguishing active from passive use.

The impact of social networking sites use on health-related outcomes among UK adolescents

This study theorizes on and examines the impact of social networking sites (SNS) use on health outcomes in adolescents. By using data from the 2015-16 sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study, SNS use and its effects on sleep duration, healthy eating (fruits/vegetables intake, eating breakfast), and self-rated health was evaluated in 11,406 adolescents (13–15 years old). For this, a model was constructed and tested with the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Daily SNS use time was found to be negatively associated with general health; and this effect was fully mediated through decreased sleep duration and reduced healthy eating. Females had a higher risk of being negatively affected by the extent of their SNS use, compared to males. These findings contribute to the understanding of potential social media use effects on adolescents. They further show that established sex differences in sleep hygiene and healthy eating, which have been explained from the psychological and physiological perspective in prior research, can also stem, in part, from differences in social media use patterns. From a practical standpoint, strategies aimed at helping adolescents manage their sleep hygiene and healthy food intake despite their SNS use may be more fruitful than those aimed at assisting them to curb their social media use.

A Study on Engineering Students’ Use of Social Networking Sites with Special Reference to School of Technology, Assam University, Silchar

This present study on the Use of Social Networking Sites by the Engineering Students of Assam University, Silchar, is based on the 110 respondents’ responses received on the questionnaires. The survey was conducted from January -April 2018, and the purposive sampling technique was adopted for collecting the data. The study highlights the level of awareness, preference of social networking sites, preferred place, preferred time to access, and preferred interface to access the social networking sites. It also examines the impact of social networking sites on academic achievements and psychological issues arising out of excessive use of social networking sites. The study’s findings are fascinating and reveal that most male students use SNSs, especially Facebook. Further, the Smartphone is a preferred device to access social networking sites. Besides, many respondents were noted to have multiple IDsto createtheir profiles to remain connected with their friends and family members. They also felt that excessive use of social networking sites makes them sleepy and tired. 52% of respondents think that the Use of SNSs positively impacts academic achievements. However, the students suggested the Departmental and Central Library adopt Social Networking Sites like Facebook. WhatsApp to keep them updated regarding the activities of the library services.

The impact of Social Network Sites on social capital for older adults

The impact of Social Network Sites on social capital for older adults

Impact of Social Networking Sites on the Study Habits of Medical College Students in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Impact of Social Networking Sites on the Study Habits of Medical College Students in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

Recently, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China have actively been answering on their online public relations platforms questions of the population members from all circles of the society using social networking services with a large number of users, which facilitates bilateral communication with the society and dissemination of official information about the policy of China. This is associated with the change in the Internet space in the early 21st century: in the modern social media, transmission and reception of information is often carried out in dialogic and interactive mode. Based on the analysis of the activity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, the author studies the role of social networking sites in political communication, and specifically their role in the creation of the national image of the country. The article analyzes three aspects of Internet communication: content, communication channels and its language strategies. High frequency nouns of the questions and messages on the Internet platforms have a salient political flavor. Chinese-American relations and the global issues (“Epidemic”, “Hong Kong” and “Xinjiang”) are in the focus of attention. Communication channels are subdivided into internal (“Weibo”) and external (“Twitter” and other international social networking services). As a rule, answers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service are divided into three groups: response to a certain fact; explanation of factual information; expression of the official position of China. The future of the role of the social networking sites in political communication is believed to lie in the sphere of realization of the three main areas: 1) increasing the number of society members taking part in political communication; 2) boosting the impact of social networking sites on state governance; 3) acknowledgement of social networking sites as factors of people’s diplomacy.

The impact of social networking sites on family relationships

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Impact of Social Network Sites in the Life of University Students: A Case Study of Pokhara University, Nepal

Impact of Social Network Sites in the Life of University Students: A Case Study of Pokhara University, Nepal

Impact of Social Networking Sites on Human Basic Privacy Rights

In recent era, Social networking sites (SNSs) have become an important source of communication and also became a matter of interest for researchers in several disciplines such as communications, technology and sociology. These Social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter etc. often reveal private data through the enclosure of public profiles, photographs, videos and messages send to the family, friends and general public. As it was not possible to conduct a survey in complete population, therefore sample of 250 respondents (50% males &amp; 50% females) was selected from different universities and colleges of Lahore, city of Pakistan. In the process of survey, questionnaire technique has been used to obtain the quantitative data. The findings revealed that Social Networking Sites significantly violate the human basic privacy rights. Majority of the respondents were of the view that privacy rights are harmed by SNSs. 10.4% respondents were strongly disagreeing about the statement that Facebook privacy is a real problem, 18.0% were disagree, 20.4% were neutral about the problem while 38.4% said they are agreed and 12.8% were strongly agree. The results also suggested that social networking sites leak personal data and also become a reason for disclosure of personal information.

Loneliness and social engagement in older adults based in Lombardy during COVID‐19 lockdown: The long‐term effects of social networking sites training course

BackgroundOlder people are at greater risk of infection and mortality from COVID‐19 and 52.3% of the deceased in Italy are Lombardy’s residents. Moreover, lockdown measurements may disproportionately affect elderly, since they are less familiar with communication technology used to overcome the lack of in person social contacts. The present study aimed at exploring how older adults residing in Lombardy are experiencing the lockdown period, in relation to loneliness, social isolation and use of communication technology.MethodIn the first two weeks of May (2020) a telephone interview was conducted with people aged between 81 and 85, residing in the community, who participated in a study aimed at evaluating the impact of Social Networking Sites (SNS) use and older people’s social relationship (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT04242628). We collected information on SNS use, self‐perceived loneliness (UCLA scale 3‐item), social engagement with family and friends (Lubben Social Network Scale 6‐item). Among the eligible individuals (N=144), 1 deceased, 4 refused and 9 were unreachable, resulting in a sample of 130 interviewed. For the aim of the present investigation, participants were stratified as trained (N=60) and untrained (N=70) for SNS use, based on their attendance to group courses held last year as part of the main experimental study.ResultTrained and untrained participants were comparable for age, sex, education, percentage of living alone, global cognition, depressive symptoms and comorbidity (Table 1). Participants trained for SNS use reported significantly higher usage of Facebook and WhatsApp and reduced feeling of being left out during the COVID‐19 lockdown (Table 2). Moreover, a trend toward significance was found for an inverse relationship between WhatsApp usage frequency and feeling of lack of companionship (rs = ‐0.257, p = 0.051; Table 3).ConclusionThough SNS are unable to completely replace in person contact, these preliminary results support the utility to train older adults for SNS use in order to improve their social inclusion, even in extreme conditions of self‐isolation and vulnerability due to COVID‐19 pandemic.

THE IMPACT OF INSTAGRAM MARKETING ADOPTION TOWARDS CONSUMER PURCHASE DECISION ON FASHION

Social networking sites have been emerged and transformed the world, bringing the world and its people closer. Social media which are part of social networking sites have become more effective in marketing tools; it helps in creating opportunities and awareness to consumers. Social media platform such as Instagram has recently become the most popular social networking sites among the young people. In addition, selling and market the products in the virtual store on Instagram represents a new shopping mode for most consumers, especially youngsters both men and women, and they represent an important role in influencing fashion consumer purchase decision through social networking sites. This study attempted to investigate impact of social networking sites towards consumer purchase decision on fashion industry. Therefore, questionnaires are spreaded out to 110 respondents who are social media users in Medan in order to gather the necessary information and data. The results of this research, it is concluded that social networking sites (the usability of Instagram) influences and give impact towards consumer purchase decision on fashion. Moreover, both of the variables have a strong relationship on each other and considered to be linear. The results also demonstrate that Instagram influences fashion consumer purchase decision through its usability such as good metrics, eye catching content, and recommendations from others. Furthermore, Instagram is also proved to have a positive impact towards consumer purchase decision by creating awareness, provide satisfaction feeling and creating virtual communities which may motivates consumer to do an online purchase.&#x0D;