作者
Xiaoqian Li, Wenhong Chen
发表日期
2014/6/1
期刊
Computers in Human Behavior
卷号
35
页码范围
116-123
出版商
Pergamon
简介
Social networking sites (SNSs) are important tools for college students to maintain and develop social capital. Yet, few studies on the social implications of using SNSs have focused on international students and their use of different social media platforms for social capital. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the implications of using host country and home country SNSs for social capital among Chinese international students in the United States. A survey of Chinese international students at a large public university (N = 210) reveals that both Facebook and Renren use are positively associated with bridging social capital but not with bonding social capital. Facebook use has a stronger relationship with bridging social capital than does Renren use. Yet, only Renren use has a significant and positive relationship with maintaining home country social capital. These results have practical implications for …
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X Li, W Chen - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014