Promoting positive psychology using social networking sites: a study of new college entrants on Facebook
| Autor: | Ping Pete Chong, Yung-Hsiu Lin, Her-Kun Chang, Chi-Wei Lin, Shu-Man Chang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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positive psychology
online social network new college entrant engagement social influence Adult Male Adolescent Universities Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Taiwan lcsh:Medicine Poison control Article Social Networking Social group Interpersonal relationship Social support Young Adult Humans Interpersonal Relations Students Social influence Internet Social network business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support The Internet Female Positive psychology Psychology business Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 11; Issue 5; Pages: 4652-4663 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 5, Pp 4652-4663 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | This study explores the potential of promoting college students’ positive psychological development using popular online social networks. Online social networks have dramatically changed the ways college students manage their social relationships. Social network activities, such as checking Facebook posts dominates students’ Internet time and has the potential to assist students’ positive development. Positive psychology is a scientific study of how ordinary individuals can apply their strength effectively when facing objective difficulties and how this capability can be cultivated with certain approaches. A positive message delivery approach was designed for a group of new college entrants. A series of positive messages was edited by university counselors and delivered by students to their Facebook social groups. Responses from each posted positive messages were collected and analyzed by researchers. The responses indicated that: (1) relationships of individual engagement and social influence in this study can partially explain the observed student behavior; (2) using class-based social groups can promote a positive atmosphere to enhance strong-tie relationships in both the physical and virtual environments, and (3) promoting student’s positive attitudes can substantially impact adolescents’ future developments, and many positive attitudes can be cultivated by emotional events and social influence. |
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