Face-to-face or Facebook: Can social connectedness be derived online?

Grieve, Rachel; Indian, Michaelle; Witteveen, Kate; Tolan, Georgina Anne; Marrington, Jessica

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2012.11.017

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“…Researchers have shown that intense use of social media can lead to a general sense of belonging (Chen, 2011) and social connectedness (Grieve, Indian, Witteveen, Tolan, & Marrington, 2013;Riedl, Köbler, Goswami, & Krcmar, 2013). However, researchers have rarely examined the phenomenon of ambient intimacy, i.e., a peripheral feeling of closeness developed via following others on social media.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ambient intimacy on Twitter

2016

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Ambient intimacy on Twitter

2016

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“…Platforms like Facebook and Twitter assist individuals to enhance their social connection (Grieve, Indian, Witteveen, Anne Tolan, & Marrington, 2013), help lonely people gain social support (Vitak & Ellison, 2013), and help students to develop social capital (Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007). They intersect meaningfully with personality, offer users a venue to perform and construct identity, and spur and mediate social movements.…”

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Cognitive Effects of Social Media Use: A Case of Older Adults

Quinn

2018

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Research on the effects of social media use at older ages has largely focused on social benefits. Yet, participation in these new media forms may result in other favorable outcomes, such as improved cognitive functioning. Using a wait list-control design, this study examines the effects of social media engagement among novice adult social media users, aged 65 and older, in four cognitive domains: attention, processing speed, working memory, and inhibitory control. Baseline and multiple post-tests indicate improvement of intervention participants in inhibitory control. These findings demonstrate that the benefits of social media use at older ages extend beyond mere social engagement, and into other domains of everyday well-being.

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“…There are some studies that have found a positive relationship between Facebook use and social well-being. For example, some have found that Facebook helps people to form and maintain social connectedness in the cyber world (e.g., Grieve, Indian, Witteveen, Tolan, & Marrington, 2013), change latent ties with others into weak ties, and announce requests for information and support (e.g., Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2011). Nevertheless, there are also studies that found a negative relationship between Facebook use and one's social well-being.…”

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confidence: 94%