US-based social media use and American life: A study of Chinese students’ acculturation and adaptation in America

Yang, Chen

doi:10.1177/2059436418783765

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“…Social media usage can create hybrid spaces in which international students are able to simultaneously manage ethnic cultural identity and host cultural identity (Martin & Rizvi, 2014). A comparison study of Facebook (an international social networking site) and RenRen (a Chinese social networking site) discovered that increased Facebook use can improve a migrant's host country's language ability and understanding of mainstream culture, as well as aid in the formation of host cultural identity (Li, 2014); a viewpoint supported by several research studies (e.g., Dalisay, 2012;Yang, 2018).…”

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“…However, research on the impact of social media on cultural identity in a cross-cultural setting is still limited (Mao & Qian, 2015). Furthermore, most of the aforementioned few studies only focus on the host country's cultural identity while ignoring an individual's ethnic cultural identity (Li, 2014;Yang, 2018;Dalisay, 2012). To fill this void, this study focuses on the impact of social media usage on both host and ethnic cultural identity.…”

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Mediating Role of Cultural Identity in the Relationship between Social Media Use Intensity and Social Media Use Purpose among Chinese International Students in Malaysia

Zhao¹,

Osman²,

Omar³

et al. 2022

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Social media has become essential for international students adjusting to a new environment. Previous research has shown that social media use purposes influence international students' cognition, psychology, and behavior. Limited studies have explored whether social media use purposes could be modified. This study investigated whether and how social media use intensity could influence use purpose by focusing on the mediating role of cultural identity among 213 Chinese international students studying in Malaysia. Data were analyzed using both SPSS and PROCESS macro. The findings revealed that social media use intensity positively predicted social media use purpose. Cultural identity (both Chinese and Malaysian cultural identity) partially mediated the relationship between social media use intensity and social media use purpose. Therefore, part of the impact of social media use intensity on social use purpose is achieved through cultural identity. By comparing the proportion of the mediating effect to the total effect, Malaysian cultural identity had a larger mediating effect than Chinese cultural identity. The results of this study could help improve the cross-cultural experience of Chinese students in Malaysia.

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Section: Social Media Use Intensity and Cultural Identitymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Mediating Role of Cultural Identity in the Relationship between Social Media Use Intensity and Social Media Use Purpose among Chinese International Students in Malaysia

Zhao¹,

Osman²,

Omar³

et al. 2022

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“…China Daily , for example, attracts 1.8 million Twitter followers and 35.17 million Facebook followers 4 (Hoover Institution, 2018). When switching to the Chinese population’s use of social networking platforms, the majority actively use Chinese-language social media such as Renren to retain connections with their country of origin (Li and Chen, 2014), even though English-language social media including Facebook and Twitter are found to accelerate their acculturation into the American society (Yang, 2018).…”

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“…Ethnic media in general (Abrajano and Singh, 2009; Branton and Dunaway, 2008; Dixon and Azocar, 2006; Dixon and Williams, 2015; Ojo, 2006) and Chinese-language media in particular (Hwang and He, 1999; Li and Chen, 2014; Yang, 2018; Zhou and Cai, 2002) have been widely studied in the US context. Yet very few studies have acknowledged the differences between these two heterogeneous categories (Shi, 2009), which indicates a gap that needs to be filled in the literature of ethnic media studies.…”

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Two nations in three worlds? Images of the US and China in ethnic, homeland, and host media

Sui

2022

Global Media and Communication

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This study investigates disparities in the portrayals of US and China images across ethnic media, homeland media, and host media that are serving the Chinese migrants in the United States. A quantitative content analysis of 156 news articles was conducted. Results reveal that ethnic media share more similarities with homeland media than with host media, which adds empirical explanations to ethnic and homeland media’s commonalities in retaining migrants’ ethnic identity. This also signals a pervasive impact of homeland news organizations on overseas ethnic media – although ethnic media are registered by US citizens or permanent citizens in America, they are actually owned or operated by Chinese news companies. As a result, ethnic media may have followed the same journalistic practices as their counterpart agencies from China. Implications of these findings for public opinion are also discussed.

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“…Acculturation also plays an important role in health information seeking among Chinese immigrants in the United States (Wang & Yu, 2015). Additionally, research has shown associations between acculturation and social media use (Yang, 2018). For example, Chinese students in the United States who used US-based social media were more acculturated to American culture than Chinese students using non-US-based social media (Yang, 2018).…”

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HPV vaccination, information sources, and acculturation among Chinese college students aged 18–26 in the United States

Tung

Lin

Chao

et al. 2021

Research in Nursing & Health

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination behaviors among Chinese college students (CCS) in the United States are affected by social determinants of health. Using a selfreport questionnaire and a snowball sampling technique, this cross-sectional study investigated (a) HPV vaccination practices; (b) primary social networking platforms and preferred means of receiving HPV information; and (c) the influence of acculturation on HPV vaccination, HPV information sources, and social networking use among 213 CCS aged 18-26 in the United States. About half (50.7%) had received one to three doses of an HPV vaccine, and 91.7% had received their first dose. The most popular social networking platforms were WeChat (69.5%), Instagram (58.7%), text messaging (55.4%), and Facebook (47.4%). Preferred means of receiving future HPV information included the internet, online social networking, and health professionals. Participants with high Asian identification (AI) were less likely to receive the HPV vaccine than those with high Western identification. Participants with high AI were more likely to use WeChat for their social networking but less likely to use US-based social media platforms. Acculturation, preferred social networking platforms, and sources and communication of HPV (i.e., health professionals, family members, schoolteachers, friends) influenced participants' HPV vaccination. To promote equity of access to health messages and increase HPV vaccination, future efforts should pay attention to CCS with high AI and incorporate their cultural beliefs and practices. Given that nonprofessionals (e.g., family, friends) were influential factors in HPV vaccination, it is critical to tailor interventions for CCS to the recipients and their social circles.

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US-based social media use and American life: A study of Chinese students’ acculturation and adaptation in America

Cited by 14 publications

References 44 publications

Mediating Role of Cultural Identity in the Relationship between Social Media Use Intensity and Social Media Use Purpose among Chinese International Students in Malaysia

Mediating Role of Cultural Identity in the Relationship between Social Media Use Intensity and Social Media Use Purpose among Chinese International Students in Malaysia

Two nations in three worlds? Images of the US and China in ethnic, homeland, and host media

HPV vaccination, information sources, and acculturation among Chinese college students aged 18–26 in the United States

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