Older Adolescents' Motivations for Social Network Site Use: The Influence of Gender, Group Identity, and Collective Self-Esteem

By Valerie Barker. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2009

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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A Review of Facebook Research in the Social Sciences (2012, neutral): “For example, in one article, participants needed only to be a member of any OSN to qualify for inclusion in a study that explored what motivated older adolescents to use OSNs (Barker, 2009).”
Online Facebook Focus Group Research of Hard-to-Reach Participants (2015, background): “The participants could therefore ‘‘see’’ each other within the Facebook interface once friendships had been established (Back et al., 2010; Barker, 2009).”
Generational differences in content generation in social media: The roles of the gratifications sought and of narcissism (2013, background): “Past research has begun to identify the types of people who use Facebook (Barker, 2009) and found that the specific gratifications of Facebook use differs as a function of individuals' personality traits (Park, Kee, & Valenzuela, 2009; Ross et al., 2009; Urista, Dong, & Day, 2009).”
The function of self-disclosure on social network sites: Not only intimate, but also positive and entertaining self-disclosures increase the feeling of connection (2015, background): “On the other hand, virtually every study on the motives for SNS use revealed that maintaining social relationships is the main motivation for SNS use (e.g., Barker, 2009; Ellison et al., 2011; Pempek, Yermolayeva, & Calvert, 2009; Ross et al., 2009).”
Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011, background): “, the social compensation hypothesis) [37,43,56,59].”
How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown (2020, neutral): “37 This leads us to the use of social media to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic using humor (e.g., memes).”
The Influence of Social Media Influencers: Understanding Online Vaping Communities and Parasocial Interaction through the Lens of Taylor’s Six-Segment Strategy Wheel (2018, background): “Barker (2009) also argues that social media marketing benefits personal and social identity, allowing members to identify with others while comparing themselves to other social groups.”
Negative consequences from heavy social networking in adolescents: The mediating role of fear of missing out. (2017, background): “There are several studies showing an association of time spent on SNS and lower grade point averages (Kirschner & Karpinski, 2010), less connection to peers (Barker, 2009), lower self-esteem (Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011), and higher depression (Lin et al., 2016; Pantic et al., 2012).”
“It’s On Us.” The Role of Social Media and Rape Culture in Individual Willingness to Mobilize Against Sexual Assault (2017, background): “Studies have found that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to spend time on SNS (Barker, 2009), and certainly posting provocative material about themselves online may allow them to create a persona that could be interpreted different ways by viewers.”
Love me Tinder: Untangling emerging adults' motivations for using the dating application Tinder (2017, positive): “Studies have found gender and age differences in users’ physical, social and psychosocial motivations to use online tools (Barker, 2009; Quan-Haase & Young, 2010).”
How to Transform Consumers into Fans of Your Brand (2012, methodology): “For the social interaction value we adapted the social component of the social networking sites gratification system of Barker (Barker, 2009).”
Social Networking Sites and Addiction: Ten Lessons Learned (2017, neutral): “, for the purpose of experiencing fun and pleasure) [38].”
The effect of social network sites on adolescents' social and academic development: Current theories and controversies (2011, background): “Early studies in the field also imply that characteristics such as shyness, self-esteem, and narcissism are related to behavior in SNS (Barker, 2009; Buffardi & Campbell, 2008; Zywica & Danowski, 2008).”