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題名 The role of attachment style in Facebook use and social capital: Evidence from university students and a national sample
作者 林日璇
Lin, Jih-Hsuan
貢獻者 傳播學院
日期 2015-03
上傳時間 10-Nov-2015 17:06:21 (UTC+8)
摘要 Social networking sites (SNSs) can be beneficial tools for users to gain social capital. Although social capital consists of emotional and informational resources accumulated through interactions with strong or weak social network ties, the existing literature largely ignores attachment style in this context. This study employed attachment theory to explore individuals` attachment orientations toward Facebook usage and toward online and offline social capital. A university student sample (study 1) and a representative national sample (study 2) showed consistent results. Secure attachment was positively associated with online bonding and bridging capital and offline bridging capital. Additionally, secure attachment had an indirect effect on all capital through Facebook time. Avoidant attachment was negatively associated with online bonding capital. Anxious-ambivalent attachment had a direct association with online bonding capital and an indirect effect on all capital through Facebook. Interaction frequency with good friends on Facebook positively predicted all online and offline capital, whereas interaction frequency with average friends on Facebook positively predicted online bridging capital. Interaction frequency with acquaintances on Facebook was negatively associated with offline bonding capital. The study concludes that attachment style is a significant factor in guiding social orientation toward Facebook connections with different ties and influences online social capital. The study extends attachment theory among university students to a national sample to provide more generalizable evidence for the current literature. Additionally, this study extends attachment theory to the SNS setting with a nuanced examination of types of Facebook friends after controlling extraversion. Implications for future research are discussed.
關聯 CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Vol.18, No.3, pp.173-180
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0341
dc.contributor 傳播學院
dc.creator (作者) 林日璇zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Lin, Jih-Hsuan
dc.date (日期) 2015-03
dc.date.accessioned 10-Nov-2015 17:06:21 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 10-Nov-2015 17:06:21 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 10-Nov-2015 17:06:21 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/79396-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Social networking sites (SNSs) can be beneficial tools for users to gain social capital. Although social capital consists of emotional and informational resources accumulated through interactions with strong or weak social network ties, the existing literature largely ignores attachment style in this context. This study employed attachment theory to explore individuals` attachment orientations toward Facebook usage and toward online and offline social capital. A university student sample (study 1) and a representative national sample (study 2) showed consistent results. Secure attachment was positively associated with online bonding and bridging capital and offline bridging capital. Additionally, secure attachment had an indirect effect on all capital through Facebook time. Avoidant attachment was negatively associated with online bonding capital. Anxious-ambivalent attachment had a direct association with online bonding capital and an indirect effect on all capital through Facebook. Interaction frequency with good friends on Facebook positively predicted all online and offline capital, whereas interaction frequency with average friends on Facebook positively predicted online bridging capital. Interaction frequency with acquaintances on Facebook was negatively associated with offline bonding capital. The study concludes that attachment style is a significant factor in guiding social orientation toward Facebook connections with different ties and influences online social capital. The study extends attachment theory among university students to a national sample to provide more generalizable evidence for the current literature. Additionally, this study extends attachment theory to the SNS setting with a nuanced examination of types of Facebook friends after controlling extraversion. Implications for future research are discussed.
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dc.relation (關聯) CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Vol.18, No.3, pp.173-180
dc.title (題名) The role of attachment style in Facebook use and social capital: Evidence from university students and a national sample
dc.type (資料類型) articleen
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1089/cyber.2014.0341
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0341