Impact Of Social Networking Sites Research Articles

The Patterns of Usage and Perceived Impact of Social Networking Sites on Medical Students’ Education

Background: The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) is on the rise among today’s college students. Instructors are beginning to consider the possible significance and implications of social media for education practice and provision; making it a target for further research. Aims: To know the patterns of usage and the perceived positive and negative effects of SNSs on students’ education. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Sharjah using the Quota sampling method to enroll first to third year students in the colleges of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. Self-administered questionnaires were completed. Data was processed and analyzed using SPSS 22. Results: A total of 350 students (74% females and 26% males) participated in the study. YouTube ranked top as the SNS used most for educational purposes (52.7%), while Facebook was top choice for non-educational purposes (45.2%). Smartphones were most used to access SNSs (80.3%), which explains why 69.1% had SNSs always running on their devices. Videos (55.3%) and photos (24.3%) were the most preferred media for educational enhancement. Of our total sample, 92.2% thought that SNSs are helpful in studying mainly due to fast access to information (78.6%), easy communication (69.2%) and aiding colleague socialization (45%). Those who disagreed (8%) said that it wastes time (66.7%) and that the information is not always authentic (33.5%). Conclusion: Many students now depend greatly on SNSs to enhance their learning experience, as they believe that their positive effect on education overweights the negative. Thus, we suggest implementing SNSs in the educational process to a greater extent.

An Impact of Social Networking Sites among the Research Scholars in Bharathiar University: A Study

The world of population totally depends on the platform of social networking sites. The article discusses about the impact of social networking sites among the research scholars in Bharathiar University. Whether the study affects the academic activities or enhanced the quality of academic activities. The main objective of the study for the fulfillment of the user’s perception level and satisfaction level towards using social networking sites and to develop the motivation of innovative research in technological approach. The primary data were collected through questionnaire survey among the total respondents of 100. The major findings of the study were most of the research scholars are aware of technological trend and moderately knowledgeable about networking site and highest usage of study activities like downloading, communication, and published article for the education purpose.

The Impact of Social Networking Sites’ Usage on the Academic Performance of University Students of Lahore, Pakistan

Social networking sites are more common to the young generation worldwide. Pakistan’s major population is comprised of young generation. Thus, usage of social networking sites has become the trend among the youth of Pakistan which has strong effect on the student’s performance and habits. Thus, this study aims to examine the impact of social network usage on the university student’s academic performance of Lahore, Pakistan. Cross sectional survey technique has used in the current study. The self-administered questionnaire distributed to the 260 students of four universities of Lahore through convenient random sampling. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data while Chi-square (X2) analysis has performed to test the research hypotheses. The findings of the current study show that the university students of Lahore, Pakistan are using different social networking sites which has negative effect on the student’s academic performance and habits. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 3, Issue-4: 267-276

Impact of Social Networking Sites on the Mauritian Youth: A Study of Their Life Styles and Its Effectiveness in Nation Building

Online Social Networking sites have achieved a phenomenal growth over the last decade attracting much attention from researchers. Most of the major social media are predominated by the youth, exploiting it for one purpose or the other. A sample of 300 was collected from Secondary and Tertiary Institutes of Mauritius highlighting usage, purpose, time spent, impact and influence, level of trust and the future role of social media, this explorative study examines the impact of social networking sites on the lifestyles of Mauritian youth and its effectiveness in nation building.

Effects of Social Media

Using social media web sites is among the most common activity of today's children and adolescents. Any web site that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter; gaming sites and virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Second Life, and the Sims; video sites such as YouTube; and blogs. Such sites offer today's youth a portal for entertainment and communication and have grown exponentially in recent years. For this reason, it is important that parents become aware of the nature of social media sites, given that not all of them are healthy environments for children and adolescents. Social networks have removed all the communication and interaction barriers, and now one can communicate his perception and thoughts over a variety of topics. Students and experts are able to share and communicate with like-minded people and can ask for the input and opinion on a particular topic. Another positive impact of social networking sites is to unite people on a huge platform for the achievement of some specific objective. This is very important to bring the positive change in society.

Impact of Social Networking Sites on Children in Military Families.

Youth in military families experience a relatively unique set of stressors that can put them at risk for numerous psychological and behavior problems. Thus, there is a need to identify potential mechanisms by which children can gain resiliency against these stressors. One potential mechanism that has yet to be empirically studied with military youth is social networking sites (SNSs). SNSs have gained significant popularity among society, especially youth. Given the significance of these communication tools in youths' lives, it is important to analyze how SNS use may affect military youth and their ability to cope with common military life stressors. The current review examines the potential positive and negative consequences associated with SNS use in coping with three common stressors of youth in military families: parent deployment, frequent relocation, and having a family member with a psychological or physical disability. By drawing from SNS and military literature, we predict that SNS use can be a positive tool for helping children in military families to cope with stressors. However, certain SNS behaviors can potentially result in more negative outcomes. Recommendations for future research are also discussed.

The Effects of Social Networking Sites on Consumer–Brand Relationships

ABSTRACTIn the era of a vastly changing marketing communications environment, social media and social networking sites (SNS) have become an attractive outlet for brand promotions and advertising. As traditional media such as television, radio, and newspapers prove ineffective in establishing a valuable rapport with consumers, it is social networks which are expected to build bonds and engage online users into an amusing dialog, play, and intercourse with brands. This study applies an experimental design to assess the effects of SNS on the relationship between brands and consumers. Customer-based brand equity is adopted in this study as a reflective measure of consumer–brand connection. In order to evaluate hypothesized interactions, the linear mixed effects models are used. The results show very little (if any) impact of SNS on brand equity. Relevant explanations are discussed and further research directions are indicated.

Impact of Social Networking Sites on Student Academic Performance

The purpose of this research is to study the impact of Social Networking Sites on student academic performance. An online survey was conducted and 628 students of University of Bahrain replied. This research studies and explores the relationships between the use of SNS and students' academic performance. The survey questions (21) were grouped into 8 variables that identify the interest that the students draw from SNS. Furthermore, these variables aim to show the effects of SNS on students' academic performance and the futuristic online and offline paradigms that can enhance teaching methodology. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the collected data and find correlations between SNS and the students' academic performance. From this research it was found that the SNS have positive and negative impacts on student academic performance. At the end, the authors came up with fruitful recommendations on how to get benefit from the SNS to improve the learning process.

Impact of Social Networking Sites in Scholarly Communication by State Universities of Uttrakhand

This study finds out usage pattern of social networking sites (SNS) of academicians in scholarly communication in the Central Himalayan region of Uttarakhand state universities of India. The results revealed that 93 % faculty members of State universities of Uttarakhand were using SNS and sharing of information was the highest amongst them. 44 % were using SNS several times a day, 48 % faculty members thought that SNS information were reliable. 33 % faculty members believed that there was a possibility of fraud through SNS and 41.64 % faculty members believed that SNS had a little impact on their lives. 28.75% were using Facebook, which was highest in all SNS. The result indicated that the percentage usage by the faculty members in terms of the latest knowledge was 38.0%. Mostly faculty members were using the SNS from their homes. One very important factor responsible for this could be the lack of Wi-Fi facility available to them in all the campuses of the universities. Therefore the study recommends that Wi-Fi should be made available in all the universities, so that the faculties can use them in their academic pursuit, during their working hour in the campus, and this will further lead to an in depth use of SNS for academic excellence.

Fuzzy Logic Based Stress Level Classification using Physiological Parameters

Stress has became a major concern in the modern world, as stress oriented diseases cause decreases the immunity level and the disease easily get into, as increase the number of sick levels. Stress plays a vital role for multitude disease and it is very much related to unhealthy behavior such as angry, elevated blood pressure, etc. Major reasons for stress are abnormal Blood Pressure (BP) and Heart Rate (HR), these two primary vital physiological measures are to identify the stress level of a person in any situation, and hence Fuzzy Logic is used to classify the stress level according to the BP and HR. To address the stress level among Social Network user, initially a survey has been conducted on the use of Social Networking websites and stress faced by the human. The present study investigates the impact of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) among various kinds of age group people in students and research people as well. The result shows that increasing utilization of SNSs leads to increasing stress level and addictive behavior in utilizing modern electronic gadgets such as smart phone, Tablet-PC, laptop and Personal Computers.

The Negative Impact of Social Networking Sites on College Students

The Negative Impact of Social Networking Sites on College Students

Students' Perception of the Effects of Online Social Networking: An Empirical Assessment

Social networking sites have had an impact on the twenty-first century generations of internet user, making it a very active means of communications, particularly among university students. Questions arise about the impact of social networking sites on academic performance and the possibility of using them as an effective educational tool to improve academic performance. The study assesses students’ opinion regarding usage of social networking sites and its impact on their academic performance. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select a sample of ninety-six undergraduate students from seven private universities and they were asked to complete a structured questionnaire set with 18 questions. Descriptive-comparative research design was adopted. The data was subjected to descriptive analysis, particularly percentages and frequency table counts.

A study on the Impact of Social Networking Sites among Higher Secondary Students

The Influence of Social Net Working Sites (SNS) is being so widely discussed around the world and range of studies conducted with the usage of SNS among higher secondary students is negligible in India. The purpose of the study was to determine the Influence of Social Networking Sites on the study habit of higher secondary students. The researcher is followed descriptive research design for this study. A semi structured research questionnaire was designed to determine the factors of social networking sites that have influenced on higher secondary students. Objectives were to study about socio demographic profile of the children and understand the positive and negative influence of SNS with respect to study habits, identify the study habit among the respondents. The investigator used random sampling method and the total sample size was 40 students. The target population of this study was defined as the students belonging to the higher secondary students in Mammalashery govt. higher secondary school Piravom, Ernakulam. Findings of the study indicated that SNS had been greatly influenced among adolescents. The extend usage of media, usage pattern of SNS, the level of and study habit have been dealt scientifically in this paper. The study was also undertaken to determine how much time students actively use social media and if there has been an increase or decrease in usage over time and its impact on their study and academics.Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-4: 339-342

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Extending customer relationship management into a social context

Informed by the resource-based view, this study draws on customer relationship management (CRM) and value co-creation literature to develop a framework examining the impact of social networking sites on processes to manage customer relationships. Facilitating the depth and networked interactions necessary to truly engage customers, social networking sites act as a means of enhancing customer relationships through the co-creation of value, moving CRM into a social context. Tested and validated on a data set of hotels, the main contribution of the study to service research lies in the extension of CRM processes, termed relational information processes, to include value co-creation processes due to the social capabilities afforded by social networking sites. Information technology competency and social media orientation act as critical antecedents to these processes, which have a positive impact on both financial and non-financial aspects of firm performance. The theoretical and managerial implications of these findings are discussed accordingly.

Followers are opinion leaders: The role of people in the flow of political communication on and beyond social networking sites

One of the defining characteristics of the increasingly essential social networking sites is the network structure of the new medium. Opinion leaders are essential for the flow of communication in networks and consequently should be crucial for the flow of communication on social networking sites. Hence, to assess the political role and impact of social networking sites in electoral politics, we must find out more about the followers of parties and politicians. The aim of this article is therefore to investigate to what extent opinion leaders are more likely than others to follow parties and politicians on Facebook and whether opinion leaders are especially active in their online and offline networks, using a unique national representative web survey with more than 5700 respondents. The findings show that followers of parties and politicians on Facebook to a great extent are opinion leaders and that these opinion leaders are especially active in online and offline networks. This increases the significance of social networking sites and increases the role of opinion leaders in the flow of political communication in the society.

An Overview of the Role of Social Network Sites in the Treatment of Adolescent Diabetes

Of all the forms of social media, social network sites (SNS) have seen the fastest and broadest uptake, and their role within health care is only starting to be explored. SNS in clinical practice have the potential to provide education and support without the costs and constraints of more conventional treatment approaches. However, in order to effectively utilize SNS, it is important to use the SNS most frequented by adolescents. Despite the increase in the use of SNS in diabetes management, there are very few empirical studies on their efficacy, and the few that have been conducted have been inconclusive or had methodological limitations. Future research needs to be directed toward the impact of SNS on standard objective outcome measures and the comparison of SNS with conventional treatment approaches.

Unemployed: training and development, employability and social support

This paper discusses findings from an exploratory study concerning the type, frequency of use and the impact of social networking sites on unemployed. The objectives were to assess unemployed participants' under training on the usage of social networking sites, and the degree to which these helped them increase their opportunities for employability and educational enhancement. Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies were used. The results affirmed that the 12-week course, has helped them improve their interpersonal communication skills and contributed to their psychological uplift and social support. Furthermore, over 80% of them use social networking sites from one to four hours per day for both job hunting and networking, and they stated that they were leaving the program more hopeful and optimistic for successful employment opportunities. The paper contributes to the research on social networking and the education of the unemployed in a country where similar research is sporadic.

The Impact of Social Networking Sites on the Youth

The study of this research aims to create an immense level of awareness among the youth exposed to such social networking sites and findings will not only bear results as to how adversely and positively is the youth affected by the usage of these sites but also will help the youth to understand the usage of these networking sites efficiently. Facebook, My Space, Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype and Ning are a few such sites that attract maximum of the youth to tune in to them and thereby embodies their own merits and demerits that desperately need to create an actual picture among the youth. It has now become an evident and usual sight to face individuals being insensitive to chat in worshipping places, homes when relatives and guests are around, highways, schools, colleges and social gatherings wherein they are so preoccupied and engrossed into their phones that they do not even bother to look up as to where they are which results in their inability to prioritize as to what is important and what isn’t. Attention has thus been shifted from real to virtual world and visible to invisible friends.

The Impact Of Social Networking Sites On Students Performance At King Saud University

The Impact Of Social Networking Sites On Students Performance At King Saud University