The Benefits of Facebook "Friends: " Social Capital and College Students' Use of Online Social Network Sites

By Nicole B. Ellison, Charles W. Steinfield, Cliff Lampe. J. Comput. Mediat. Commun., 2007

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Narcissism or Openness?: College Students’ Use of Facebook and Twitter (2012, background): “Findings have been consistent that individuals use these sites, particularly Facebook, largely to maintain existing relationships and stay connected to people in their lives (Ellison et al., 2007; Hampton et al., 2011; Stern & Taylor, 2007; Urista et al., 2009).”
Social capital, self-esteem, and use of online social network sites: A longitudinal analysis (2008, methodology): “Again following Ellison et al. (2007) , an amended version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Suh, & Oishi, 1997;”
Self-presentation styles, privacy, and loneliness as predictors of Facebook use in young people (2016, background): “Other motives, identified in a study by Ellison et al. (2007),were keepingupwith the lives of one's acquaintances and building social capital.”
Signals in Social Supernets (2007, background): “Current research suggests that both strong and weak ties are sustained on these sites (boyd, 2006; Ellison, Steinfield & Lampe, 2007; Horrigan et al., 2006; Lenhart & Madden, 2007a).”
Social Network Sites and Well-Being: The Role of Social Connection (2018, background): “…– show that increases in Facebook use lead to increases in felt connection, perceived social support, and social capital; these relationship quality indicators, in turn, are related to increased well-being (Deters & Mehl, 2013; Ahn & Shin, 2013; Liu & Yu, 2013; Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007).”
Technology acceptance model (TAM) and social media usage: an empirical study on Facebook (2014, positive): “According to Ellison et al. (2007), Facebook is used to maintain existing offline relationships, instead of trying to meet new people.”
Social media in higher education: A literature review of Facebook (2017, background): “Social media is not just used for informal social networking or enhancing social capital (Ellison et al. 2007) but for developing customer relationships (Eriksson and Larsson 2014), online engagement and marketing (Cvijikj and Michahelles 2013) and problem handling and complaint resolution (Pinto an”
The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of using social software in higher and further education teaching and learning (2010, background): “Another example is the use of social networking tools which allows students to form campus-based social capital and has been even linked to their psychological well-being (Ellison et al., 2007).”
Science vs Conspiracy: Collective Narratives in the Age of Misinformation (2014, background): “Each of these actions has a particular meaning [40–42].”
Online Obsessive Relational Intrusion: Further Concerns About Facebook (2011, background): “Online social networking sites, such as Facebook, have been responsible for facilitating communication between friends and acquaintances, renewing old friendships, and providing information about the activities, interests, and opinions of people’s friends and acquaintances (Ellison et al. 2007).”
Interactive Digital Advertising vs. Virtual Brand Community (2011, background): “Social networking sites enable users to present themselves; express, establish, and maintain social connections with others; and articulate their own social networks (Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe 2007).”
Passive and Active Facebook Use Measure (PAUM): Validation and relationship to the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (2017, background): “…scale is a composite measure developed by Ellison and colleagues which enquires about the amount of time a user spends on the site, in addition to other measures of use such as number of friends and how the user feels about Facebook (“I would be sorry if Facebook shut down”) (Ellison et al., 2007).”