| Status | 已發表Published |
| Are all “friends” beneficial? : The use of Facebook, WeChat and social capital of college students in Macau | |
| Li, X. Q. | |
| 2017-10-26 | |
| Source Publication | Proceedings of The 10th International Forum of PRAD & the 2nd Annual Conference of PRSC & the 4th Strategic Communication and Public Relations Workshops
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| Pages | 202-214 |
| Publication Place | Wuhan |
| Publisher | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| Abstract | As Facebook is the most popular SNS globally and WeChat is the top one in China, few regions in the world can be found both the two SNSs simultaneously popular among the young generation and even fewer studies have been conducted on the issue. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the implications of using home country and global top one SNSs for social capital among Chinese students from local (i.e., Macau SAR) and Mainland China by adapting the analysis framework of the formation and maintenance of social capital, i.e. to assess bridging, bonding social capital, and maintained social capital (e.g., Ellison, et al. 2007). A survey of undergraduate students at the only comprehensive public university of Macau (N = 348) reveals that both Facebook and WeChat use are positively associated with bridging social capital and bonding social capital. Yet, only WeChat use has a significant and positive relationship with maintained social capital. On-campus living also has a positive relationship with both bridging and bonding social capital. All these suggest that keeping social connection virtually and physically simultaneously might provide greater benefits for users. |
| Keyword | Social Network Site Social Capital WeChat Facebook Macau |
| Language | 英語English |
| The Source to Article | PB_Publication |
| PUB ID | 39768 |
| Document Type | Conference paper |
| Collection | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li, X. Q.. Are all “friends” beneficial? : The use of Facebook, WeChat and social capital of college students in Macau[C], Wuhan:Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2017, 202-214. |
| APA | Li, X. Q..(2017). Are all “friends” beneficial? : The use of Facebook, WeChat and social capital of college students in Macau. Proceedings of The 10th International Forum of PRAD & the 2nd Annual Conference of PRSC & the 4th Strategic Communication and Public Relations Workshops, 202-214. |
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