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Tiêu đề

Examining social adjustment to college in the age of social media: Factors influencing successful transitions and persistence

Tác giả

Gray R.; Vitak J.; Easton E.W.; Ellison N.B.

Năm xuất bản

2013

Source title

Computers and Education

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1016/j.compedu.2013.02.021

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876996533&doi=10.1016%2fj.compedu.2013.02.021&partnerID=40&md5=cd3cd1ef0742637f69ffbc1c00bc29cf

Tóm tắt

Social adjustment plays a critical role in student persistence at college. Social media such as Facebook, used widely by this population, have the potential to positively enhance students' transition to college by encouraging connection and interaction among peers. The present study examines the role Facebook plays in students' social adjustment during their first year of college using survey data (N = 338) collected from students at a private, liberal arts college in the Midwest. We develop and test a model that includes both traditional and Facebook-specific predictors of social support and social adjustment, as well as explore the role that these factors play in predicting students' enrollment status the following year. Results indicate positive relationships between two Facebook variables - the number of Facebook Friends students have at the college and their engagement in collaborative behaviors with classmates through the site - and measures of social support and social adjustment, as well as a positive relationship between social adjustment and persistence at the university. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Từ khóa

College adjustment; Facebook; Persistence; Retention; Social integration; Social media

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