Being Immersed in Social Networking Environment: Facebook Groups, Uses and Gratifications, and Social Outcomes

By Namsu Park, Kerk F. Kee, Sebastián Valenzuela. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2009

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Why Do Academics Use Academic Social Networking Sites (2017, background): “As for the gratifications that motivate users to visit ASNS, four main ones were found: self-promotion and ego-bolstering, acquisition of professional knowledge, belonging to a peer community, and interaction with peers (Park et al., 2009).”
Examining WeChat users' motivations, trust, attitudes, and positive word-of-mouth: Evidence from China (2014, methodology): “Due to social and cultural differences, Kim et al. (2011) suggested that SNS users in different countries have different motives of adopting SNS. Park et al. (2009) investigated Facebook Groups users’ gratifications and identified four needs for using Facebook Groups: socializing, entertainment, sel”
Uses and gratifications of social networking sites for bridging and bonding social capital: A comparison of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (2017, background): “Park et al. (2009) found four primary needs (socializing, entertainment, self-status seeking, and information) fulfilled from participating in Facebook groups.”
Social media competitive analysis and text mining: A case study in the pizza industry (2013, neutral): “Typical activities supported by social media applications include branding (advertising, marketing, and content delivery), sales, customer care and support, product development and innovation (Culnan, McHugh, & Zubillaga, 2010; Di Gangi, Wasko, & Hooker, 2010). example is that many hotel chains…”
College Students' Motivations for Facebook Use and Psychological Outcomes (2014, result): “This finding is in contrast with previous studies, which found that motivations of SNS use lead to social consequences such as political activities or civic participation (e.g., Park et al., 2009; Vitak et al., 2011).”
The role of stress and motivation in problematic smartphone use among college students (2015, background): “Several studies have showed the important role played by media use motivations in shaping users’ online behaviors (Chou & Hsiao, 2000; Park, Kee, & Valenzuela, 2009; Park et al., 2009; Raacke & Bonds-Raacke, 2008; Smock, Ellison, Lampe, & Wohn, 2011).”
The impact of perceived enjoyment, perceived reciprocal benefits and knowledge power on students' knowledge sharing through Facebook (2017, background): “Gaining social support from other members in a social networks via information and knowledge sharing is regarded as one of the most vital reasons users in an online social networking establish connections (Park et al., 2009).”
Why We Follow: An Examination of Parasocial Interaction and Fan Motivations for Following Athlete Archetypes on Twitter (2012, background): “, Facebook) affects civic action offline (Park et al., 2009) and political cynicism during presidential campaigns (Hanson et al.”
Antecedents and effects of social network fatigue (2014, background): “…aspects of use such as the content posted, network members’ responses, or even the design of the platform to meet the expectations of the user emerge as significant factors in inducing fatigue, in line with the theory of uses and gratifications sought through social network use (Park et al., 2009).”