Social Networks and Relationships
Social Networks and Relationships, Yay or Nay?
Malynda Robinson
Kean University
Abstract
15 students from Kean University were surveyed to measure social networks’ connections with the development, maintenance and closure of relationships. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether or not social networks are healthy for relationships. Facebook was listed as one of the networks that is most frequently visited and consumed a lot respondent’s time. 53% have facebook accounts, 6% have twitter accounts, 33% have both accounts and 6% have neither account, M=2.27 SD= 1.16. The amount of hours a person spends on social networks had a significant interaction with the ending of relationships. Findings show that the more partners communicate through social networks the more likely their relationship will be maintained. There was a statistical significance r=.84 p< .05 in jealousy and people end relationships; the more jealous they are or become the more likely the relationship will end. There was no statistical significance between gender and other variables in this study. (155/2,237)
Literature Review
It is no shocker that technology is used every day of our lives. One technology source that we can’t seem to get enough of is computers. Social networks are a place where many people base their lives on. Hall supported his views on the amount of time College students spent on social networks, their motives for using these networks, and their levels of extroversion, outgoing or sociable person (Oxford dictionary, 1997) and neuroticism, a personality trait characterized instability, anxiety, and aggression (World English Dictionary, (2009) . To find how each were related to one another or the highest rate of the four, a survey was given to 101 college students. Results of the study showed that the overall motives for using social
Malynda Robinson
Kean University
Abstract
15 students from Kean University were surveyed to measure social networks’ connections with the development, maintenance and closure of relationships. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether or not social networks are healthy for relationships. Facebook was listed as one of the networks that is most frequently visited and consumed a lot respondent’s time. 53% have facebook accounts, 6% have twitter accounts, 33% have both accounts and 6% have neither account, M=2.27 SD= 1.16. The amount of hours a person spends on social networks had a significant interaction with the ending of relationships. Findings show that the more partners communicate through social networks the more likely their relationship will be maintained. There was a statistical significance r=.84 p< .05 in jealousy and people end relationships; the more jealous they are or become the more likely the relationship will end. There was no statistical significance between gender and other variables in this study. (155/2,237)
Literature Review
It is no shocker that technology is used every day of our lives. One technology source that we can’t seem to get enough of is computers. Social networks are a place where many people base their lives on. Hall supported his views on the amount of time College students spent on social networks, their motives for using these networks, and their levels of extroversion, outgoing or sociable person (Oxford dictionary, 1997) and neuroticism, a personality trait characterized instability, anxiety, and aggression (World English Dictionary, (2009) . To find how each were related to one another or the highest rate of the four, a survey was given to 101 college students. Results of the study showed that the overall motives for using social
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