When people are facing difficulties, they often feel the need for a confidant-a person to vent to or a sympathetic ear with whom to talk things through. How do they decide on whom to …
As more and more of the business of society is transferred and conducted online, older adults frequently find themselves without the skills to participate effectively. This is frequently …
While the digital inequality literature has considered differences in the online experiences of many population segments, relatively little work has examined how people with disabilities …
KN Hampton - American Behavioral Scientist, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Two affordances of digital communication technologies, persistent contact and pervasive awareness, are ushering in fundamental change to the structure of community. These …
The landscape and nature of knowledge work is changing due to digitalization. There are many expectations set for the digitalization and its impact on knowledge work performance …
Relatively few studies have examined the social implications of SNSs for various dimensions of social support, even though different dimensions of social support can have …
X Li, W Chen - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …
H Kim - International journal of communication, 2014 - ijoc.org
This study examines supportive interactions on Facebook to understand the role of social media use in obtaining social support and promoting psychological well-being. By …
Social capital has been considered a cause and consequence of various uses of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). However, there is a growing …