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Chap 10 Online Social Relations - Coggle Diagram
Chap 10 Online Social Relations
Research Limitations
social patterns evolve faster than research process
Defining & measuring social media
time spent or content consumed?
what constitutes social media
self-report measures or automatic detection
Existing theories may not apply
eg. Social info processing theory
Studies
Meta analysis
weak significant correlation of SMU & wellbeing (-0.07)
meaningful difference starts from
5 hrs
diff of SMU
Umbrella analysis
weak significant correlation of SMU & wellbeing
weak significant correlation of SMU & ill-being
small effects of SMU
many variations across studies
Concerns
Fake?
Similar online & offline topics
negative peer relations
Discussion topics
Identity
eg. personality traits
Motivations
Caveat -> pre social media studies
avg authencity of social interactions is high but online deception is common
Superficial
Less disclosure on Whatsapp
online disclosure correlated w offline disclosure
easy access to support groups (eg. depression, minority grps)
both online & offline disclosure had protective effects during pandemic
Prevent real relationships
Theories
Rich get richer
those w higher offline social skills have higher online social skills
supported by empirical data
Social Compensation Theory
those w lower social skills have time to process responses online
online rs an extension of offline rs
strong ties correlated w higher online contact
Individual Differences
Beyens study
Types of SMU
Active
Passive
Public
Private
Findings
Between
all SMU types had negative effect on wellbeing
Within
strong correlation of different SMU types
45% of individuals did not display any effect
large individual diffs in effect
28% only negative effects & 26% positive effects
Explanations
content differences
differences in motives
eg. active learning vs passive scrolling
individual differences
Impacts
Dating
prolonged Tinder usage related to being more picky w partners