Cultural difference in motivations for using social network sites: A comparative study of American and Korean college students

By Yoojung Kim, Dongyoung Sohn, Sejung Marina Choi. Computers in Human Behavior, 2011

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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A Meta-Analysis of Social Networking Online and Social Capital (2016, background): “Kim, Sohn, and Choi (2011) found that the online social networks of American students were on average almost five times larger than the networks of Korean students.”
Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. (2014, background): “Prior research has shown that the frequency and manner of use for SNSs depends upon various sociocultural and individual difference factors (e.g., Kim, Sohn, & Choi, 2011; Ryan & Xenos, 2011).”
Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011, background): “Seeking friends, social support, information, and entertainment were found to be the most significant motivations for SNS usage in a sample of 589 undergraduate students [55].”
Examining WeChat users' motivations, trust, attitudes, and positive word-of-mouth: Evidence from China (2014, background): “U&G theory provides a conceptual framework in examining new media adoption (Kim et al., 2011) and is applicable to various situations involving mediated communications which includes traditional (e.g., newspapers) and non-traditional (e.g., Internet) media (Ko, Cho, & Roberts, 2005).”
An exploration of social networking site use, multitasking, and academic performance among United States and European university students (2013, background): “Kim et al. (2011; p. 365) found, for example, that with respect to SNS use, Korean college students: ... put more weight on obtaining social support from existing social relationships, while American students place relatively greater emphasis on seeking entertainment.”
Narcissism and Social Media Use: A Meta-Analytic Review (2016, background): “…at ed br oa dl y. across cohorts (Bergman et al., 2011; Leung, 2013; Panek et al., 2013) and cultures (Alhabash et al., 2012; Brailovskaia & Bierhoff, 2016; Kim et al., 2011; Long & Zhang, 2014; Markus & Kitayama, 1991), more diverse research is required to confirm its robustness across contexts.”