This study examines online social network and dating site usage among university students in Malaysia. It finds that Facebook is the most popular social network, used mainly for communication. Only 12% of students reported using online dating sites, seeking long-term relationships for females and casual relationships for males. The study provides insight into students' attitudes and experiences with online socializing and dating.
Project Part 1ITT-TechShawn EngbretsonThe Effect o.docxwkyra78
Project Part 1
ITT-Tech
Shawn Engbretson
The Effect of Internet Usage on Marriage
Introduction
The rapid growth of internet usage over the last two decades has been influencing many aspects of our life and most noticeably the ways in which people communicate with each other. Therefore, it is appropriate to ask whether the growth of internet usage influences individuals’ marital decisions in modern society. This study will concentrate on the effect of the growing internet usage on marriage.
Over the last two decades, the internet has become truly widespread, and there is no doubt that this new means of communication influence and profoundly changed many substantial aspects of our lives. Email usage became standard, online dating sites multiplies, social networks’ popularity has been spectacularly growing, all giving evidence of the of the noteworthy role that online communication plays in our lives nowadays and of the very different opportunities we have now as compared to the situation some twenty years ago.
The young people are the most likely to exploit fully these opportunities, and there are several ways in which the means of online communication may make their life both easier and richer as compared to the generation of their parents. Easier from the point of view that search for a life partner does not have to be only in the real world, but might be countered on the internet. There are enough examples of happy couples that met for the first time on a social network, a discussion forum or other web platform, or who found each other directly through the services of an online dating site.
This shows just how these successfully formed partnerships have changed our lives in a way or another. The study, the effect of internet usage on marriage, would also help shed some light on the effect of the increasing internet usage on the divorce rate. There are certainly many aspects of marriage that internet usage can influence, but this study will concentrate mostly on the beginning of the marital process. It will particularly try to establish if the reduction of search costs, given by the fact that through the internet, more potential partners can be reached in a significantly shorter time, leads people to marry sooner or later.
I chose this study as way of trying to complement the already growing numbers of studies done on this topic both from a sociological an economic point of view. It will primarily be positioned within the economic stream of literature and by doing so; present an econometric approach that makes it possible to ascertain the effect of an increasing internet usage on individuals’ marital decisions. To be able to achieve this using IT as leverage to provide answers to the various questions that arise sums up all the reasons as to why I settled for this topic.
Literature Review
The propagation of the internet and the consequent enrichment of the means of communication bring one of the biggest changes ever t ...
O R I G I N A L P A P E R‘‘It just crept in’’ The Digital.docxcherishwinsland
O R I G I N A L P A P E R
‘‘It just crept in’’: The Digital Age and Implications for Social
Work Practice
Faye Mishna • Marion Bogo • Jennifer Root •
Jami-Leigh Sawyer • Mona Khoury-Kassabri
Published online: 11 February 2012
� Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Abstract Today’s generation of youth and adults relies
on communication technologies for entertainment, infor-
mation, and social connections and more and more, for
personal help and advice. With cyber technology having
permeated the ways in which individuals seek support for a
wide range of issues, the purpose of this paper is to report
on a study that examined practitioners’ experiences and
views of whether and how online communication has
entered their face-to-face practice and of the implication
for the therapeutic work. Using qualitative methodology,
15 social work practitioners participated in focus groups
and interviews exploring their perspectives about the
impact of cyber technology on their traditional face-to-face
social work practice. The prevailing finding was that cyber
communication has dramatically changed the nature of
professional relationships. This key finding was supported
by four major inter-related themes arising from the data:
(1) client driven practice; (2) Pandora’s box; (3) ethical
grey zone; and (4) permeable boundaries. Implications for
practice are provided.
Keywords Cyber technology in therapy � Cyber
communication in traditional social work � Cyber
technology and ethics � Online technology and social work
practice
Introduction
Long before the rise of the Internet generation, Marshall
McLuhan (1964) asserted, ‘‘the medium is the message.’’
This prophetic and timeless statement is particularly rele-
vant in today’s society, in which online technology shapes
how individuals communicate. Communication technology
is growing exponentially with each successive generation
as a central fixture within our society and has radically
changed individuals’ social interactions, learning strate-
gies, and choice of entertainment. In response to this dra-
matic growth of electronic communication and information
sharing, practitioners have offered treatment through com-
munication technology since the 1990s (Huang and Alessi
1996; Murphy and Mitchell 1998; Smith and Reynolds
2002) and, more than ever, offer interventions online.
Several benefits have been identified including greater
flexibility and accessibility (Chester and Glass 2006;
Glasgeen and Campbell 2009).
Today’s generation of both youth and adults relies on
communication technologies for entertainment, informa-
tion, and social connections and more and more, for per-
sonal help and advice. Indeed, cyber technology has
permeated the ways through which individuals seek sup-
port for a wide range of issues. The purpose of this paper is
to report on a study that examined practitioners’ experi-
ences and views of whether and how online communica-
tion has .
Sociological Research Methods – Group Research ProjectThe Ev.docxjensgosney
Sociological Research Methods – Group Research Project
The Evolution in Technology and Humans
Professor: Tracy Andrew Supruniuk
Course Code: AS/SOCI 2030M
Student Names: Dominic Fung
Student Numbers: and 212907663
Date: May 5th, 2015
Literature Review
Since the introduction of electronic devices, the world has shifted into a new technological era with great assistance from the development of the internet. The technology then became more portable and commercial, which made the mechanisms more accessible, affordable and evidently more desirable. The popularity of these internet associated devices rose quickly and still continue to rise, as it becomes the norm for individuals to own at least one electronic device. The purpose of these devices it to assist with an individual’s daily task along with many more possibilities, and because of its influential power, questions like how it affected with the development of humans in the modern era begin to surface.
The purpose of this study is to discover how the interactions and communications between humans have evolved since the involvement of internet and electronic technology. This topic has peaked interest of many researchers, and popular themes concerning the topic includes relationships and intimacy between individuals via the internet from computers and phones. Some previous research that has been chosen to be used as references all follow along a similar pattern, regarding the sample size and diversity, methodology, and theoretical influences.
One method that is popular to the researchers in the field of sociology is known as Ethnography, which is “the systematic description of human behaviour and organizational culture based on first-hand observation” (Howard, 2002, p.553). But because of the new technological advancement, using such a traditional procedure may be unable to fully analyze the subject. One research decided to adapt to the technologic subject and develop a different form of Ethnography to accommodate any flaws the tradition method had; the new methodology is called Network Ethnography.
Network ethnography involves with passive or active observation, extended immersion, and in-depth interviews, following the processes of ethnographical research methods. The contribution Network ethnography provides is that it does not limit the researcher into choosing territorial field sites, but also has the opportunity to select multiple social networks as field sites.
Another reason why they believe Network Ethnography is a valid method of examining social behaviour and different technological mediums is that a researcher can manage sample bias whether it be extreme, snowball or any other sampling method. The reason being is that “snowball sampling for example, does not allow the researcher to control the direction of sample growth, but social network analysis will identify some of the most significant informants in the network (Howard, 2002 pg 562).” Researchers can use the in.
Project Part 1ITT-TechShawn EngbretsonThe Effect o.docxwkyra78
Project Part 1
ITT-Tech
Shawn Engbretson
The Effect of Internet Usage on Marriage
Introduction
The rapid growth of internet usage over the last two decades has been influencing many aspects of our life and most noticeably the ways in which people communicate with each other. Therefore, it is appropriate to ask whether the growth of internet usage influences individuals’ marital decisions in modern society. This study will concentrate on the effect of the growing internet usage on marriage.
Over the last two decades, the internet has become truly widespread, and there is no doubt that this new means of communication influence and profoundly changed many substantial aspects of our lives. Email usage became standard, online dating sites multiplies, social networks’ popularity has been spectacularly growing, all giving evidence of the of the noteworthy role that online communication plays in our lives nowadays and of the very different opportunities we have now as compared to the situation some twenty years ago.
The young people are the most likely to exploit fully these opportunities, and there are several ways in which the means of online communication may make their life both easier and richer as compared to the generation of their parents. Easier from the point of view that search for a life partner does not have to be only in the real world, but might be countered on the internet. There are enough examples of happy couples that met for the first time on a social network, a discussion forum or other web platform, or who found each other directly through the services of an online dating site.
This shows just how these successfully formed partnerships have changed our lives in a way or another. The study, the effect of internet usage on marriage, would also help shed some light on the effect of the increasing internet usage on the divorce rate. There are certainly many aspects of marriage that internet usage can influence, but this study will concentrate mostly on the beginning of the marital process. It will particularly try to establish if the reduction of search costs, given by the fact that through the internet, more potential partners can be reached in a significantly shorter time, leads people to marry sooner or later.
I chose this study as way of trying to complement the already growing numbers of studies done on this topic both from a sociological an economic point of view. It will primarily be positioned within the economic stream of literature and by doing so; present an econometric approach that makes it possible to ascertain the effect of an increasing internet usage on individuals’ marital decisions. To be able to achieve this using IT as leverage to provide answers to the various questions that arise sums up all the reasons as to why I settled for this topic.
Literature Review
The propagation of the internet and the consequent enrichment of the means of communication bring one of the biggest changes ever t ...
O R I G I N A L P A P E R‘‘It just crept in’’ The Digital.docxcherishwinsland
O R I G I N A L P A P E R
‘‘It just crept in’’: The Digital Age and Implications for Social
Work Practice
Faye Mishna • Marion Bogo • Jennifer Root •
Jami-Leigh Sawyer • Mona Khoury-Kassabri
Published online: 11 February 2012
� Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Abstract Today’s generation of youth and adults relies
on communication technologies for entertainment, infor-
mation, and social connections and more and more, for
personal help and advice. With cyber technology having
permeated the ways in which individuals seek support for a
wide range of issues, the purpose of this paper is to report
on a study that examined practitioners’ experiences and
views of whether and how online communication has
entered their face-to-face practice and of the implication
for the therapeutic work. Using qualitative methodology,
15 social work practitioners participated in focus groups
and interviews exploring their perspectives about the
impact of cyber technology on their traditional face-to-face
social work practice. The prevailing finding was that cyber
communication has dramatically changed the nature of
professional relationships. This key finding was supported
by four major inter-related themes arising from the data:
(1) client driven practice; (2) Pandora’s box; (3) ethical
grey zone; and (4) permeable boundaries. Implications for
practice are provided.
Keywords Cyber technology in therapy � Cyber
communication in traditional social work � Cyber
technology and ethics � Online technology and social work
practice
Introduction
Long before the rise of the Internet generation, Marshall
McLuhan (1964) asserted, ‘‘the medium is the message.’’
This prophetic and timeless statement is particularly rele-
vant in today’s society, in which online technology shapes
how individuals communicate. Communication technology
is growing exponentially with each successive generation
as a central fixture within our society and has radically
changed individuals’ social interactions, learning strate-
gies, and choice of entertainment. In response to this dra-
matic growth of electronic communication and information
sharing, practitioners have offered treatment through com-
munication technology since the 1990s (Huang and Alessi
1996; Murphy and Mitchell 1998; Smith and Reynolds
2002) and, more than ever, offer interventions online.
Several benefits have been identified including greater
flexibility and accessibility (Chester and Glass 2006;
Glasgeen and Campbell 2009).
Today’s generation of both youth and adults relies on
communication technologies for entertainment, informa-
tion, and social connections and more and more, for per-
sonal help and advice. Indeed, cyber technology has
permeated the ways through which individuals seek sup-
port for a wide range of issues. The purpose of this paper is
to report on a study that examined practitioners’ experi-
ences and views of whether and how online communica-
tion has .
Sociological Research Methods – Group Research ProjectThe Ev.docxjensgosney
Sociological Research Methods – Group Research Project
The Evolution in Technology and Humans
Professor: Tracy Andrew Supruniuk
Course Code: AS/SOCI 2030M
Student Names: Dominic Fung
Student Numbers: and 212907663
Date: May 5th, 2015
Literature Review
Since the introduction of electronic devices, the world has shifted into a new technological era with great assistance from the development of the internet. The technology then became more portable and commercial, which made the mechanisms more accessible, affordable and evidently more desirable. The popularity of these internet associated devices rose quickly and still continue to rise, as it becomes the norm for individuals to own at least one electronic device. The purpose of these devices it to assist with an individual’s daily task along with many more possibilities, and because of its influential power, questions like how it affected with the development of humans in the modern era begin to surface.
The purpose of this study is to discover how the interactions and communications between humans have evolved since the involvement of internet and electronic technology. This topic has peaked interest of many researchers, and popular themes concerning the topic includes relationships and intimacy between individuals via the internet from computers and phones. Some previous research that has been chosen to be used as references all follow along a similar pattern, regarding the sample size and diversity, methodology, and theoretical influences.
One method that is popular to the researchers in the field of sociology is known as Ethnography, which is “the systematic description of human behaviour and organizational culture based on first-hand observation” (Howard, 2002, p.553). But because of the new technological advancement, using such a traditional procedure may be unable to fully analyze the subject. One research decided to adapt to the technologic subject and develop a different form of Ethnography to accommodate any flaws the tradition method had; the new methodology is called Network Ethnography.
Network ethnography involves with passive or active observation, extended immersion, and in-depth interviews, following the processes of ethnographical research methods. The contribution Network ethnography provides is that it does not limit the researcher into choosing territorial field sites, but also has the opportunity to select multiple social networks as field sites.
Another reason why they believe Network Ethnography is a valid method of examining social behaviour and different technological mediums is that a researcher can manage sample bias whether it be extreme, snowball or any other sampling method. The reason being is that “snowball sampling for example, does not allow the researcher to control the direction of sample growth, but social network analysis will identify some of the most significant informants in the network (Howard, 2002 pg 562).” Researchers can use the in.
Usage of YouTube Content among Chennai Urban Women.pdfPugalendhiR
Abstract: The majority of YouTube users are college students, therefore it's critical to understand their usage patterns,
goals, and any potential psychological and behavioural effects. In order to determine the current trends in YouTube usage
among female undergraduate students in Chennai City, this study will examine the devices used, memberships subscribed
to, purposes used, and identity formation time spent networking, negative impacts experienced, and educational usage.
Data from a survey were analysed with SPSS-Statistic 19.0 software, and the findings were compared to the examined
literature. According to the survey, students' YouTube networking habits will eventually win out over parents' and
teachers' attitudes, and although while cell phones are currently prohibited in many college buildings, they will
undoubtedly be utilised in classrooms in the near future. The discoveries provide the current study in this area more depth.
International Forum of Educational Technology & SocietyMid.docxLaticiaGrissomzz
International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
Middle School Students’ Social Media Use
Author(s): Florence Martin, Chuang Wang, Teresa Petty, Weichao Wang and Patti Wilkins
Source: Journal of Educational Technology & Society , Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 2018), pp.
213-224
Published by: International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26273881
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ISSN 1436-4522 (online) and 1176-3647 (print). This article of the Journal of Educational Technology & Society is available under Creative Commons CC-BY-ND-NC
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Middle School Students’ Social Media Use
Florence Martin*, Chuang Wang, Teresa Petty, Weichao Wang and Patti Wilkins
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA // [email protected] //
[email protected] // [email protected] // [email protected] // [email protected]
*Corresponding author
ABSTRACT
Cyber bullying, digital identity, impact of digital footprints, and use of inappropriate social media are topics
that are gaining attention in K-12 schools. As more schools and school districts are implementing 1-1 and
“bring your own technology” initiatives, attention to these topics is becoming increasingly important. A
total of 593 middle school students were surveyed about digital footprints and concerns about social media.
The results show that 17% started using social media at age nine or yo.
A Study on Effects and Cultural Impacts of Social Networking Sites Among Stud...ijtsrd
The Social Networking Sites are becoming vital part for the Students. Social networking sites offers students to communicate effectively and also very useful for sharing the information. It allows students to easily their own pages in online network of contacts, also called as ˜friends. Nowadays comparing to other communication methods the Social Networking Sites are faster for sharing the information. This research project work œA Study on Effects and Cultural Impacts of Social Networking Sites among Students with Special Reference to Coimbatore City, analysis the Students preference and attitude towards Social Networking Sites especially Face Book, Twitter, LinkedIn and Others. It also focuses on the impact and effects of Social Networking Sites in Students. The findings from the analysis were discussed in detail and suggestions have been given. Mrs. B. Janani | Mrs. B. GeethPriya"A Study on Effects and Cultural Impacts of Social Networking Sites Among Students with Special Reference to Coimbatore City" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11563.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing/11563/a-study-on-effects-and-cultural-impacts-of-social-networking-sites-among-students-with-special-reference-to-coimbatore-city/mrs-b-janani
A Study on Gender Differential Factors in Uses of Social Networking Sitesinventionjournals
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
.The role of social media modalities on relationship formationHeidi Liebenberg
The research explored the role of social media as initial platform for relationship formation; and communicating partner’s motivation to migrate the online relationship to an offline modality. These questions were addressed by interviewing ten participants with experience in online to offline dating; a qualitative analysis of the data; and a construction of the results within the theoretical framework of Walther’s Social Information Processing Theory (SIPT) and the extended hyperpersonal model.
The Facebook has become an essential part of almost every university students’ daily life, and while a large
number of students seem to get benefits from use of the Facebook by exchanging information for educational
goals, make friends, and other activities, the literature indicates that this social networking site can become
addictive to some university students’ users, which is one of the today’s higher education matters. The aim of this
study, therefore, is to explore the phenomenon of Facebook addiction among university students. Qualitative
study using interview is used to gather data from nine International postgraduates of Universiti Putra Malaysia
and the data established three themes (Compulsion to check Facebook, High frequency use, and Using Facebook
to avoid offline responsibility) relied on the participants interviews. The findings from these three themes
showed that these users considered their Facebook dependency, are known as salience, tolerance, and conflict.
These results also lead to the conclusion that like most activities, moderation and controlled use are key. So, the
best approach to preparing students for life in a knowledge-based society is to help them exercise self-control
and achieve a level of balance when using Facebook. It is believed that the findings of this study would help
other Facebook researchers by contributing to the limited academic literature in this area.
Impact of Social Media among Students’ Behaviors in Tertiary Institution of A...IJSRP Journal
The impact of social media among students behavior in tertiary institution has become worrisome. Social media is a means of connections among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and network. This craze for social media has led to a host of question regarding its impact among students behavior particularly in tertiary institution. This paper is set to study the impact of social media among students in tertiary institution in Adamawa State, Nigeria. A 5 likert scale questionnaire comprises of 19 questions was used as an instrument for data collection. 300 respondents sampled from 6 selected tertiary institutions in Adamawa State formed the population of the study. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that social media has positive impact as well as negative impact on students behavior. The study further recommended that students need to be trained on better usage of social media so as to minimize its misused, School management should train and encourage students on how to use skype and other video conferencing tools to have discussion with lecturers and group members academically.
Risks of internet communication IV - research report (brief version)Kamil Kopecky
The report is focusing on a research of risky communication phenomenons connected with internet – especially with social networks (Facebook etc.), chatrooms, IM etc. It aims on cyberbullying (various forms of cyberbulling in relation to selected means of communication); establishing of virtual contacts (communication with strangers and personal meetings with them; basis for cybergrooming); sexting (in the form of public sharing of intimate materials on the Internet and providing intimate material on request of another person); sharing of personal data on the Internet (with a focus on sharing face photos); Other related phenomena etc. The research was performed on target group of Czech teens (n=21 372, 11–17 years old).
This report is a study of the identity negotiations of young active Facebook users through their online significant others. The following research investigates the identity negotiations in the life of a Facebook user.
Usage of YouTube Content among Chennai Urban Women.pdfPugalendhiR
Abstract: The majority of YouTube users are college students, therefore it's critical to understand their usage patterns,
goals, and any potential psychological and behavioural effects. In order to determine the current trends in YouTube usage
among female undergraduate students in Chennai City, this study will examine the devices used, memberships subscribed
to, purposes used, and identity formation time spent networking, negative impacts experienced, and educational usage.
Data from a survey were analysed with SPSS-Statistic 19.0 software, and the findings were compared to the examined
literature. According to the survey, students' YouTube networking habits will eventually win out over parents' and
teachers' attitudes, and although while cell phones are currently prohibited in many college buildings, they will
undoubtedly be utilised in classrooms in the near future. The discoveries provide the current study in this area more depth.
International Forum of Educational Technology & SocietyMid.docxLaticiaGrissomzz
International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
Middle School Students’ Social Media Use
Author(s): Florence Martin, Chuang Wang, Teresa Petty, Weichao Wang and Patti Wilkins
Source: Journal of Educational Technology & Society , Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 2018), pp.
213-224
Published by: International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26273881
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Martin, F., Wang, C., Petty, T., Wang, W., & Wilkins, P. (2018). Middle School Students’ Social Media Use. Educational
Technology & Society, 21 (1), 213–224.
213
ISSN 1436-4522 (online) and 1176-3647 (print). This article of the Journal of Educational Technology & Society is available under Creative Commons CC-BY-ND-NC
3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). For further queries, please contact Journal Editors at [email protected]
Middle School Students’ Social Media Use
Florence Martin*, Chuang Wang, Teresa Petty, Weichao Wang and Patti Wilkins
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA // [email protected] //
[email protected] // [email protected] // [email protected] // [email protected]
*Corresponding author
ABSTRACT
Cyber bullying, digital identity, impact of digital footprints, and use of inappropriate social media are topics
that are gaining attention in K-12 schools. As more schools and school districts are implementing 1-1 and
“bring your own technology” initiatives, attention to these topics is becoming increasingly important. A
total of 593 middle school students were surveyed about digital footprints and concerns about social media.
The results show that 17% started using social media at age nine or yo.
A Study on Effects and Cultural Impacts of Social Networking Sites Among Stud...ijtsrd
The Social Networking Sites are becoming vital part for the Students. Social networking sites offers students to communicate effectively and also very useful for sharing the information. It allows students to easily their own pages in online network of contacts, also called as ˜friends. Nowadays comparing to other communication methods the Social Networking Sites are faster for sharing the information. This research project work œA Study on Effects and Cultural Impacts of Social Networking Sites among Students with Special Reference to Coimbatore City, analysis the Students preference and attitude towards Social Networking Sites especially Face Book, Twitter, LinkedIn and Others. It also focuses on the impact and effects of Social Networking Sites in Students. The findings from the analysis were discussed in detail and suggestions have been given. Mrs. B. Janani | Mrs. B. GeethPriya"A Study on Effects and Cultural Impacts of Social Networking Sites Among Students with Special Reference to Coimbatore City" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11563.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing/11563/a-study-on-effects-and-cultural-impacts-of-social-networking-sites-among-students-with-special-reference-to-coimbatore-city/mrs-b-janani
A Study on Gender Differential Factors in Uses of Social Networking Sitesinventionjournals
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
.The role of social media modalities on relationship formationHeidi Liebenberg
The research explored the role of social media as initial platform for relationship formation; and communicating partner’s motivation to migrate the online relationship to an offline modality. These questions were addressed by interviewing ten participants with experience in online to offline dating; a qualitative analysis of the data; and a construction of the results within the theoretical framework of Walther’s Social Information Processing Theory (SIPT) and the extended hyperpersonal model.
The Facebook has become an essential part of almost every university students’ daily life, and while a large
number of students seem to get benefits from use of the Facebook by exchanging information for educational
goals, make friends, and other activities, the literature indicates that this social networking site can become
addictive to some university students’ users, which is one of the today’s higher education matters. The aim of this
study, therefore, is to explore the phenomenon of Facebook addiction among university students. Qualitative
study using interview is used to gather data from nine International postgraduates of Universiti Putra Malaysia
and the data established three themes (Compulsion to check Facebook, High frequency use, and Using Facebook
to avoid offline responsibility) relied on the participants interviews. The findings from these three themes
showed that these users considered their Facebook dependency, are known as salience, tolerance, and conflict.
These results also lead to the conclusion that like most activities, moderation and controlled use are key. So, the
best approach to preparing students for life in a knowledge-based society is to help them exercise self-control
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An Empirical Study on Online Social Networks Sites Usage:
Online Dating Sites Perspective
Syed Shah Alam
School of Business Management, Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi UKM, Selangor, Malaysia
E-mail: shahalam@ukm.my
Paul H.P. Yeow
School of Business, Monash University, Sunway Campus
Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46150, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
E-mail: paul.yeow@buseco.monash.edu.my
H.S. Loo (Corresponding author)
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
E-mail: jloohs@pd.jaring.my
Received: March 15, 2011 Accepted: May 6, 2011 Published: October 1, 2011
doi:10.5539/ijbm.v6n10p155 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v6n10p155
Abstract
Dating through Internet is providing incredibly useful features. When singles are looking for partners, internet
can provide effective and more enjoyable alternatives at a low searching cost. It also provides many new ways
and organized approach to mating ritual. This study identifies the attitudes of young adults towards online social
networks and online dating sites usage. Besides, this study also examines the different behavior between male
and female online daters. The results of this study show that most young adults have a Facebook ID. Only just
over ten per cent of them date online. One major finding is that females are searching their long term partners
through online dating sites, while the males are mainly interested in building casual relationships.
Keywords: Online dating, Internet, Social networks, Young adults
1. Introduction
Youth are spending large portion of their time for social and emotional development through media (Roberts,
Foehr, & Rideout, 2005). Social networking is one of the applications that have grown rapidly in prevalence and
among the popular one in recent years is social networking on the Internet (Pempek et al. 2009). Today online
dating site is one of the most popular social networking systems, which individuals, couples and groups contact
and search their personal, romantic and sexual partners. In this network people contact and communicate over
the Internet through personal computers and cell phones. According to Hancock, Toma & Ellison (2007) online
dating sites are involving the deliberate misrepresentation of the truth, but it is still one of the popular new tools
for initiating romantic relationships. Interaction through online is regarded as a separate and integrated part of
modern social life driven by the same needs as face-to-face interaction (Wellman & Haythornthwaite, 2002).
Thus, communicative actions taken by members of the community can be expected to share many features with
the web of human acquaintances and romances in the social offline world (Holme, Edling & Liljeros, 2004).
According to Wellman (2001) western peoples interact with each other through online as like as any other offline
methods. Moreover, this study will provide important information for enhancing our understanding of social
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networks in general. Dating is a part of life among Western societies but it is still prohibited in many countries in
the world (Sheehan, 2003).
Driven by the social needs of human life and well being, people make relationships, specifically romantic ones,
driven by human basic needs. People have traditionally invested great deal of effort in “engineering” romantic
encounters, including matchmaking, placing personal advertisement in the newspaper and more recently
engaging online dating (Hancock et al., 2007). Online dating site is one of the top most growing areas of World
Wide Web. According to Online Publishers Associations (OPA) online dating site is another largest paid
segment other than pornography. The residents of United States spent $469.5 million on online dating and
personals in 2004 and over $500 million in 2005. A report published by Jupiter Research cited by Albo (2009)
entitled, "US Paid Content Forecast, 2007 to 2012", online dating sites are projected to increase from $900
million of revenue in 2007 to $1.9 billion in 2012, or an increase of 16% over five years.
The purpose of this study is to provide descriptive information about the use of online dating sites by university
students. Crucial questions for understanding the use of such applications address time commitment, why
university students use these sites, how they interact on these sites, and the nature of their influence on the
development of personal, romantic and sexual relationship in young age. Here we consider these questions with
respect to some popular online dating sites in Malaysia.
2. Literature Review
In a research conducted by Hancock, Toma and Ellison (2007), online dating was defined as “the place where
individuals created profiles, and initiate contact with others through an online service”. Walther (1996) classified
online dating as a computer-mediated communication that surpasses the level of affection and emotion of
parallel interaction. Wysocki (1998) supports Walther’s viewpoint, arguing that forming relationships through
Internet progress more quickly and intimately than face-to-face relationships due to anonymity nature of online
dating sites. According to Cooper and Sportolari (1997) relationships can be made offline through telephone
contact and face to face meetings, with online contact acting to enhance self-integration, eroticization, autonomy
and intimacy. Other research found different aspects of online romantic relationship, including cyber-flirting
(Whitty, 2003), cyber-sex (Wysocki, 1998; Blair, 1998), and cyber-cheating (Hardie & Buzweel, 2006).
A large scale empirical study by Madden and Lenhart (2005) in USA uncovered peoples online dating sites
usage behavior. Their study reveals that most of the Internet users are currently single and are looking for
romantic partners, 74% of them have used the Internet in one way or another to further their romantic interests.
This study also found that a significant number of Americans personally know others who have tried and
succeeded in online dating. Almost 15% of the respondents said they know someone who has been in long-term
relationships with someone else or married someone whom they met online. A telephone survey of Australian
adults by Hardie and Buzwell (2006) revealed that 13% of the respondents have had online social relationships.
Most of them are students, young, single and comfortable with new technology. Single and partnered individuals
equally admitted that they had experienced online romance, indicating that many of them may be cheated by
online daters.
Using Gale-Shapley algorithm, Hitsch, Hortaqsu and Ariely (2005) investigated the mate preferences and
matching in a dating or marriage market of the online dating sites users. The results of this study clearly
indicated that there is a stronger emphasis among women than among men in terms of the partner’s income. A
sample of 300 university students survey by Donn and Sherman (2002) explored young adults’ attitudes and
practices regarding internet use to facilitate romantic relationships. The study results show that most of the
students have had experience knowing and developing a relationship with someone whom they met online.
Much of the research to date on social relationships have been based on US and UK data, but relatively little is
known about Malaysians’ use of the internet for social interaction. Online social network sites are different from
traditional media such as television, film and radio as they allow two way and innovative communications with
others.
3. Method
3.1 Participant and Data Collection
Student samples have been widely used in past research on online social network usage and online dating sites
usage (Ellison et al., 2007; Wiley & Sisson, 2006). This paper utilizes a subset of a large study, where the total
sample was 416 respondents from a public and a private university in Selangor, Malaysia with an undergraduate
student population of nearly about 6000. In this study, an in-depth interview was conducted with a few lecturers
from one university in order to verify the content validity of the key elements used in the questionnaire before
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the final survey was conducted. This study employed a survey research design and administered a personal
survey conducted by the researchers. A total of 378 questionnaires were finally used. For this study students
were the respondents because they have Internet experience and also, fulfill our research objective. Studies
suggest young consumers such as students (Sorce, et al., 2005) are the most suitable group to be considered in
this study. The majority of the respondents were female (61.64 percent), more than half of the respondent (52.38
percent) were between the age of 21and 23. The Chinese group was the highest contributors of the total
respondents (50.0 percent) and the second highest group is represented by Malays contributing 43.91 percent.
3.2 Statistical Analysis
Bivariate frequency distribution of the respondents, according to age, race, gender and length of online dating
service was presented. Data collected on demographic variables were processed and reported in percentage
through descriptive analysis. Descriptive analysis helps the transformation of data in order to describe a set of
factors that will make them easy to understand and interpret. Non-parametric Mann Whitney U test was applied
to identify the relationships between online dating and gender groups.
4. Results
4.1 Time spent on online Social Network
According to the respondents, time spent by students on social network varied differently. On average time spent
on social network ranged from seven minutes to two hours per week and from three minutes to three hours per
day. The time spent is usually longer during holidays. The total time spent on online social network in a week is
shown in Table II. The table indicates that majority of the users spent one to two hours on online dating in a
week
4.2 Use of online social networks
Among the five popular online social networks usage in Malaysia, Facebook is the most popular online social
networks for students in Malaysia (80.68%). The second popular online social networks is MySpace (51.85%),
followed by Tagged (20.90%), Hi5 (9.26%), and only 1.8% used eKawan. From the data it is found that 14.29%
are using other international social networks.
4.3 Motivations for using online social networks
Students were also asked about their reasons for using social network online and nine reasons are presented in
Table 3. Majority of the students reported they are using social network to communicate with their friends and
sending or receiving messages (67.20% and 79.63% respectively). It is believed that a significant portion of
these students used social network online as a communication medium. As a result, online social networking
sites can be the most effective communication method between students. As can be seen from Table 2, 57.93 per
cent or 219 students use social network online for passing their time or fight with their boredom. The percentage
also gives insight that online social networks can be used for entertainment purposes when peoples are bored into
their life. Turning to other purposes of usage of social networks 43.65 per cent of students are using social
network for looking at or posting photos. There are 129 students out of 378 respondents using online social
networks for finding out or planning their event purposes. 17.5% of the students use online social networking
systems for getting recently met friends or people. Students are least interested to get contact information (such
as email, phone number etc) through their online social networking systems (9.79%). There are only few
students (6.08%) who use online social networking system for other purposes.
4.4 Frequency of Daters
Most students started using online dating after they began university life (55.3%, though some did so before they
start their university life (31.7%). In this research online daters are defined as the students who have gone to
online dating sites or other social network sites where they can meet people online. Looking at the total
respondents only 12.17% (46 respondents) say they have personally gone to dating websites and they said they
are going to dating sites for seeking romantic partners. Previous studies in USA found that almost 11% of them
have experience with online dating websites (Madden & Lenhart, 2006). Our study shows a little bit higher
percentage of online dating site users compared to the study done in USA by Madden & Lengart (2006). One
possible explanation is that the Malaysian society is becoming more modern and broad minded that most of them
now search their own life partner themselves rather than being determined by their parents, like it used to be
among the older generation. Nowadays the matchmaker role for matrimonial purposes is very minimal. On
average we found that students have been using dating sites for about one to one and a half years.
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4.5 Experience with Online dating sites usage
The survey shows that online dating is a pretty good experience (Table 4). More than 30% of the daters report
that they had a positive experience with online dating websites, while 8.70% said it was mostly negative, 52.17%
reported it was both positive and negative and 4.35% were not sure.
4.6 Knowing someone who has used a dating website
While most of the students do not have experience with online dating, but almost 20% know someone else has
tried these services. According to the respondents, most of the single and looking for boyfriend or life partners
know someone who are online dating seekers.
4.7 Marital status on dating sites
Due to the anonymity nature of the Internet, most of the students agree that a lot of people who use online dating
lie about their marital status; 66% agree that many people, while 7% disagree and 27% say they do not know.
As the two gender groups were not normally distributed, a Mann-Whitney U test was performed to test the
relationship between genders and find relationship over online dating sites. The results shown in Table 5 indicate
significantly higher intention among females for making long term relationship and romantic relationship over
online dating sites but these are not statistically significant. The results also indicate that male are more inclined
to find casual relationship and better match through online than female and these results are statistically
significant.
5. Discussion
This study examines the attitudes of young adults using social networks as well as online dating sites in Malaysia.
Regardless how busy students are during their weekdays in the university, they are still very keen to use at least
one social network online every day. Online social network usage is one of the main activities of their everyday
experience. Nowadays online social networks is growing in popularity as more than 40% (46.82%) students
reported in this study spent about one to hours every week in online social networking.
This study also identified the reasons why university students use online social network. Consistent with
previous studies (Pempek, Yermolayeva & Calvert, 2009; Valkenburg et al, 2005), the way students use online
social network is to facilitate social relationships. This study reveals that, 67.20% of students use social network
to communicate with friends. The second reason is for entertainment purposes such as to pass time and to fight
boredom etc. Clearly Facebook is the most popular online social networks in the students’ community.
Internet is providing incredibly useful features when it comes to matching their partners online, because it adds
up to effective and more enjoyable alternatives associated with searching. It is also more modern and organized
approach to this mating ritual. The main intention of this study is to assessing the attitude of the students towards
online dating site usage. Our study results show that only 12.17% or 46 students (out of 378 students) dating
through online, of which 55.3% of the daters started using online dating after they began university life. More
than 30% (34.78%) of the daters have positive experience and 52.17% of them have both positive and negative
experience.
This study also provides an examination not only the percentage of online dating sites users, but also provides
the intention of students to use online dating sites. Consistent with expectations evaluating students’ intentions
Mann-Whitney U test results shows that females are more inclined for making long term relationship and
romantic relationship over online dating sites than their counter part. On the other hand male wants causal
relationship and better match. This study also confirmed the findings of another recent study in USA by Madden
and Lenhart (2006).
6. Implications
The findings of this study should assist academicians and parents of each family in Malaysia in their
understanding of the current dating with partners especially in an Internet-based dating environment. It will also
help parents to better understand current scenario of young adults searching their dating partners online.
Although this study is based on online social network sites perspective, the study also hopes to shed some light
on active group in the society who are trying very hard to identify the worst situation passing by the young adults
in the world. It is important for them to recognize the factors so that they can take the necessary steps to
overcome their current hard situation. The results of this study should also enlighten online social network site
management in planning their marketing strategies. This will serve as a platform that will lead to sustained
confidence of the online daters in Malaysia.
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7. Limitations and Future Direction
It is necessary to recognize the limitations of the current study. Firstly, since the survey was conducted among a
group of students from two private universities, the results should be interpreted with caution, particularly with
respect to the generalization of research findings of Malaysian online daters as a whole. Next, the sample size
itself is relatively small. To accurately evaluate Malaysian online daters’ perceptions of online shopping, a larger
sample size is desirable.
Future research needs to focus on a larger cross section of Internet users and more diversified random samples to
verify the findings of the current study. Moreover, future inquiries could examine the causal relationships
between reasons and how online daters’ perceive overall online dating sites using some theoretical aspects. In
addition, future research needs to examine online dating service providers in the context of cross-national and
cross cultural differences.
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Table 1. Respondent Profile
Variables Freq (%)
Gender Male 145 38.36
Female 233 61.64
Age 18-20 136 35.97
21-23 198 52.38
24-26 32 8.46
27 and above 12 3.19
Race Malay 166 43.91
Chinese 189 50.00
Indian 16 4.23
Others 7 1.85
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Table 2. General information
Items Frequency Percentage
Time spent in a week
Less than 1 hour online 133 35.18
1-2 hours online 177 46.82
3-4 hours online 49 12.96
More than 4 hours 16 4.23
others 3 0.79
Total 100.00
How often use social network
everyday 115 30.42
once a week 137 36.24
once in 2 weeks 54 14.28
once in month 34 8.99
less than once a month 38 10.05
Total 378 100.00
Which network they use
MySpace 196 51.85
Facebook 305 80.68
Taged 79 20.90
eKawan 9 2.38
Hi5 35 9.26
Others 54 14.29
Table 3. Purposes of Online Social Networks Usage
Why do students use Social Network online Frequency Percentage
Communicating with friends 254 67.20
Looking at or posting photos 165 43.65
Entertainment (to pass time, to fight boredom etc.) 219 57.93
Finding out about or planning events 129 34.13
Sending or receiving messages 301 79.63
Getting to people better (friends or people recently met) 66 17.46
Getting contact information (email address, phone number, etc) 37 9.79
Other purposes 23 6.08
Table 4. Experience with Online dating sites usage
Experience on Online Dating sties Frequency Percentage
positive 16 34.78
negative 4 8.70
positive/negative 24 52.17
Not sure 2 4.35
Total
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Table 5. The relationship between gender and intent to find relationships over online dating sites (Mann-Whitney
U test)
Long term
relationship
Casual relationship Romantic relationship Find a better match
Mann-Whitney U 15919.500 16376.000 15352.500 14804.000
Mean rank
Male 182.79 193.06 178.88 203.90
Female 193.68 187.28 196.11 180.54
Sum of ranks
Male 26504.50 27994.00 25937.50 29566.00
Female 45126.50 43637.00 45693.50 42065.00
Z -1.400 -.577 -2.216 -2.481
Sig. (two tailed) .162 .564 .027 .013