Effects of loneliness and differential usage of Facebook on college adjustment of first-year students

被引:90
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作者
Wohn, Donghee Yvette [1 ]
LaRose, Robert [2 ]
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Social Media Lab, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
关键词
Facebook; College adjustment; Loneliness; Social network sites; Habit; PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSITION; UNIVERSITY; FRIENDS; HABIT; PERSISTENCE; PREDICTORS; BEHAVIOR; SITES;
D O I
10.1016/j.compedu.2014.03.018
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
The popularity of social network sites (SNSs) among college students has stimulated scholarship examining the relationship between SNS use and college adjustment. The present research furthers our understanding of SNS use by studying the relationship between loneliness, varied dimensions of Facebook use, and college adjustment among first-year students. We looked at three facets of college adjustment: social adjustment, academic motivation, and perceived academic performance. Compulsive use of Facebook had a stronger association with academic motivation than habitual use of Facebook, but neither were directly correlated with academic performance. Too much time spent on Facebook was weakly but directly associated with poorer perceived academic performance. Loneliness was a stronger indicator of college adjustment than any dimension of Facebook usage. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:158 / 167
页数:10
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