Social Networking and the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Adolescents in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Bourgeois, Amanda; Bower, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree
Titel	Social Networking and the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Adolescents in Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 24 (2014) 2, S.167-182 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1037-2911
DOI	10.1017/jgc.2014.14
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Adolescents; Emotional Response; Well Being; Foreign Countries; Factor Analysis; Social Influences; Gender Differences; Interaction; Mental Health; Interpersonal Relationship; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Emotionales Verhalten; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interaktion; Psychohygiene; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Australien
Abstract	Technology and social networking tools and sites are changing the way young people build and maintain their social connections with others (Boyd & Ellison, 2008). This study utilised a new measure, The Self in a Social Context, Virtual Connectedness subscale (SSC-VC subscale), to examine the effects of social networking tools and sites on social and emotional wellbeing among 1,037 Australian young people aged 11-18 years. A maximum likelihood factor analysis identified three strong factors: "Fit In" (a = 0.81), "Public Self" (a = 0.79) and "Connected Self" (a = 0.83). Significant main effects were revealed for the number of times students checked their Facebook F(12, 2415) = 13.8, p < 0.001, and for gender, F(3, 913) = 10.8, p < 0.001, but no interaction effect was found. Univariate tests also revealed a significant difference for Frequency of checking Facebook, F(4, 915), = 4.98, and for Gender, F(1, 915), = 46.92, p < 0.001 on the dependent variable of Emotional Difficulties. These findings suggest that social networking sites, though used differently by males and females, provide an important forum for building social connections across groups. (As Provided).
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