Social media users and their social adaptation process in virtual environment: Is it easier for Turkish Cypriots to be social but virtual beings?
| Autor: | Gabriel E. Nweke, Tutku Akter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Social network
Turkish business.industry 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies 050109 social psychology language.human_language Social relation Human-Computer Interaction 0508 media and communications Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Negative relationship language 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Looking glass self Social competence Psychology business Adaptation (computer science) Social psychology General Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Computers in Human Behavior. 61:472-477 |
| ISSN: | 0747-5632 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.067 |
| Popis: | This study examined the relationship and difference between offline life and virtual environment social adaptation among Turkish Cypriots. A total of 113 male and female Turkish Cypriot Facebook users were surveyed using the modified "Hacettepe Personality Inventory" to measure their social adaptation. The results revealed a negative relationship between offline life and virtual environment social adaptation and a statistically significant difference. No gender difference was found in offline and online social adaptation. There was a significant association between the type of pictures participants prefer to upload and their perceived others self-evaluation. The relationship between offline life and virtual life social adaptation.SNS as a mean of communication and new environment for socializing.SNSs as a platform to socially present and express self.Factors influencing offline-online social adaptation.The role of social network sites in shaping social interaction, and adaptation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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