Adults and social network websites

By A. Lenhart. 2009

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The relationship between frequency of Facebook use, participation in Facebook activities, and student engagement (2012, background): “Researchers from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that between 67% and 75% of college-aged young adults (who may not necessarily be enrolled in college) use social networking websites (Jones & Fox, 2009; Lenhart, 2009; Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, & Zickuhr, 2010).”
Who interacts on the Web?: The intersection of users' personality and social media use (2010, background): “Given this gender-based tendency among women and previous findings that the vast majority of SNS users rely on it to build connections and maintain relationships (Lenhart, 2009; Raacke & Bonds-Raacke, 2008), one would expect women regardless of their demeanor to be drawn to social networking sites.”
Friends only: examining a privacy-enhancing behavior in facebook (2010, background): “As more individuals join social network sites [22], the presentation of self in multiple contexts becomes increasingly complex.”
Gender Differences in Using Social Networks. (2011, background): “Lenhart (2009) further argued that social networks are primarily used for establishing and maintaining personal or professional contacts, making plans such as by organizing an event or a cause, and simply flirting.”
Comparing actual and self-reported measures of Facebook use (2013, unknown): “Research shows that between 67% and 75% of college-aged adults used SNS (Jones & Fox, 2009; Lenhart, 2009; Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, & Zickuhr, 2010).”
Viral Advertising in Social Media (2011, background): “The sample selection process began with the recognition that SNS users tend to be young, welleducated, and disproportionately composed of college students (Lenhart 2009).”
Determinants of consumer engagement in electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) in social networking sites (2011, background): “Additionally, males and females aged 18 and older are equally likely to use SNSs, with the majority of users having two or more different SNS profiles (Lenhart 2009; Lenhart et al. 2010).”
Let's Be Facebook Friends: Exploring Parental Facebook Friend Requests from a Communication Privacy Management (CPM) Perspective (2013, background): “Since the loosening of membership restrictions, the makeup of Facebook has drastically changed (Lenhart, 2009).”
Cultivating Social Resources on Social Network Sites: Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behaviors and Their Role in Social Capital Processes (2014, background): “Individuals use Facebook to fulfill a variety of needs (Joinson, 2008; Smock, Ellison, Lampe, & Wohn, 2011), but the most frequently cited reason for membership is maintaining offline relationships (Lenhart, 2009).”
What do people ask their social networks, and why?: a survey study of status message q&a behavior (2010, background): “A December 2008 survey by the Pew Internet Project [20] found 35% of adult internet users in the U.”
The Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Student Learning (2013, background): “Research shows that roughly 75% of online adults (18 (cid:1) 24 year olds) have profiles on an SNS, and 89% of online adults use those sites to keep in touch with friends (Lenhart, 2009).”
The role of social media in higher education classes (real and virtual) - A literature review (2013, background): “With enormous growth in its first few years, by 2009 it was considered the leading social media site (Lenhart, 2009).”
Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance (2012, background): “For instance, in 2009 and 2010, researchers from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project found that between 67% and 75% of college-aged young adults used social networking websites (Jones & Fox, 2009; Lenhart, 2009; Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, & Zickuhr, 2010).”
We're in it together: interpersonal management of disclosure in social network services (2011, background): “They represented a prominent age group in SNSs (according to statistics on American SNS-users [15]), being in their early 20s and early 30s.”