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Publication Date: 2019
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Effects of Social Media Usage on Social Integration of University Students
Pan, Youqin; Coleman, Linda; Manago, Saverio; Goodof, David
International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, v15 n1 p1-17 2019
Social media is important for college students to expand social capital. This study examines how different uses of social media contribute to students' social capital and social integration. The findings show that communicative use, academic collaboration, and self-disclosure on social media significantly predict bridging capital, but they are not positively related to bonding capital. Both bridging and bonding social capital are significant predictors of social integration. This study provides insights about how to use social media to promote students' social integration during their transition to college.
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Integration, College Students, Social Capital, Predictor Variables, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning. Web site: https://sicet.org/main/journals/ijttl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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