An investigation of the impact of media capabilities and extraversion on social presence and user satisfaction

Tang, Fengchun; Wang, Xuequn; Norman, Carolyn Strand

doi:10.1080/0144929x.2013.830335

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“…In an experimental test of media richness theory among adults, for example, Dennis et al (1999) found that teams take longer to make decisions when they use less rich forms of media (i.e., those with fewer interpersonal cues). More recently, drawing on media synchronicity theory, Tang et al (2013) found that, during negotiation and problem-solving tasks, adults were less satisfied with the process and outcome of the task when they perceived less “social presence” from a communication medium (i.e., synchronicity, number of communication cues, speed of responses). Applying these results to adolescent friendships, we might expect media tools with greater cue absence to result in less effective conflict resolution.…”

Section: Overview Of Friendships In the Social Media Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 1—A Theoretical Framework and Application to Dyadic Peer Relationships

Nesi

Choukas‐Bradley

Prinstein

2018

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

364

472

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Investigators have long recognized that adolescents' peer experiences provide a crucial context for the acquisition of developmental competencies, as well as potential risks for a range of adjustment difficulties. However, recent years have seen an exponential increase in adolescents' adoption of social media tools, fundamentally reshaping the landscape of adolescent peer interactions. Although research has begun to examine social media use among adolescents, researchers have lacked a unifying framework for understanding the impact of social media on adolescents' peer experiences. This paper represents Part 1 of a two-part theoretical review, in which we offer a transformation framework to integrate interdisciplinary social media scholarship and guide future work on social media use and peer relations from a theory-driven perspective. We draw on prior conceptualizations of social media as a distinct interpersonal context and apply this understanding to adolescents' peer experiences, outlining features of social media with particular relevance to adolescent peer relations. We argue that social media transforms adolescent peer relationships in five key ways: by changing the frequency or immediacy of experiences, amplifying experiences and demands, altering the qualitative nature of interactions, facilitating new opportunities for compensatory behaviors, and creating entirely novel behaviors. We offer an illustration of the transformation framework applied to adolescents' dyadic friendship processes (i.e., experiences typically occurring between two individuals), reviewing existing evidence and offering theoretical implications. Overall, the transformation framework represents a departure from the prevailing approaches of prior peer relations work and a new model for understanding peer relations in the social media context.

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Section: Overview Of Friendships In the Social Media Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 1—A Theoretical Framework and Application to Dyadic Peer Relationships

Nesi

Choukas‐Bradley

Prinstein

2018

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

364

472

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“…In particular, studies that manipulate the extent to which various features are present will be critical. For example, drawing on classic CMC research, studies might manipulate asynchronicity or cue absence within a communication task (e.g., as in Tang et al 2013), or may manipulate visualness or quantifiability through the presentation of experimental social media profiles. In non-experimental studies, researchers should strive to specify the features that contribute to various social media activities.…”

Section: Building On the Transformation Framework: Key Conceptual Primentioning

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Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 2—Application to Peer Group Processes and Future Directions for Research

Nesi

Choukas‐Bradley

Prinstein

2018

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

167

236

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As social media use becomes increasingly widespread among adolescents, research in this area has accumulated rapidly. Researchers have shown a growing interest in the impact of social media on adolescents' peer experiences, including the ways that the social media context shapes a variety of peer relations constructs. This paper represents Part 2 of a two-part theoretical review. In this review, we offer a new model for understanding the transformative role of social media in adolescents' peer experiences, with the goal of stimulating future empirical work that is grounded in theory. The transformation framework suggests that the features of the social media context transform adolescents' peer experiences by changing their frequency or immediacy, amplifying demands, altering their qualitative nature, and/or offering new opportunities for compensatory or novel behaviors. In the current paper, we consider the ways that social media may transform peer relations constructs that often occur at the group level. Our review focuses on three key constructs: peer victimization, peer status, and peer influence. We selectively review and highlight existing evidence for the transformation of these domains through social media. In addition, we discuss methodological considerations and key conceptual principles for future work. The current framework offers a new theoretical perspective through which peer relations researchers may consider adolescent social media use.

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“…Charoensukmongkol (2018) supported this finding by determining that the global population could be risking a great deal of its mental health and well-being through social use. Tang, Wang, and Norman (2013) found that the process of sharing, tweeting, liking, texting, and undertaking other activities common in social media have been linked to an increase in stress. Therefore, Weng and Menczer (2015) argue that the major negative social impact of increased social media usage is that it has become a serious source of stress, since people often share all manner of feeds, stories, and comments that range from politics and economics, to social and personal issues of concern.…”

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“…According to Zareen, Karim, and Khan (2016), social media use has increased anxiety among the world populations, with social media users often sharing alarming and disturbing stories that might end up as true or fake news, which impacts society through increasing the feelings of worry and restlessness. Tang, Wang, and Norman (2013) established that individuals who read negative, alarming, or highly negative graphic news experienced problems sleeping and suffered from bad dreams and nightmares. Social media platforms remain important platforms for connecting people with their friends, families, and the world around them (Rad, Jalali, & Rahmandad, 2018).…”

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The Emotional Impact of Social Media in Higher Education

Iwamoto¹,

Chun²

2020

IJHE

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College and university students have been observed increasing their usage of social media applications as it has become central to everyday life. Students can use different forms of social media to connect, share, and view a myriad of content. When influenced by posts, social media can have a significant impact on their lives. Social media can be a form of social support, but it can also have a negative effect on mental health. With the increase in use, social media can provoke individuals to begin self-comparing or gain an unrealistic expectation of themselves and other individuals. This can lead to lower self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth. This exploratory study attempts to determine the relationship between social media use and its impact on depression, anxiety, and stress amongst students in higher education.

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An investigation of the impact of media capabilities and extraversion on social presence and user satisfaction

Cited by 43 publications

References 49 publications

Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 1—A Theoretical Framework and Application to Dyadic Peer Relationships

Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 1—A Theoretical Framework and Application to Dyadic Peer Relationships

Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 2—Application to Peer Group Processes and Future Directions for Research

The Emotional Impact of Social Media in Higher Education

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