TY - GEN
T1 - The role of intensity of Facebook usage in social capital development
T2 - 12th European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2015
AU - Shen, Kathy
AU - Vodanovich, Shahper
AU - Khalifa, Mohammed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This study extends prior literature on social networking sites, e.g., Facebook, to an under researched context, Arab countries. In particular, this research compares the Arab and non-Arab youth in the UAE in terms of motivations, intensity of Facebook usage and their social capital development. With a survey study involving 123 students in the UAE, the results suggest that the need for socialization is a driving force for intensity of Facebook usage among the youth in the UAE, implying that the driving forces of Facebook usage are regional specific. Moreover, intensity of Facebook usage contributes more to bonding social capital rather than bridging social capital. Significant gender and ethnic differences are reported in intensity of Facebook usage and resulting bonding social capital.
AB - This study extends prior literature on social networking sites, e.g., Facebook, to an under researched context, Arab countries. In particular, this research compares the Arab and non-Arab youth in the UAE in terms of motivations, intensity of Facebook usage and their social capital development. With a survey study involving 123 students in the UAE, the results suggest that the need for socialization is a driving force for intensity of Facebook usage among the youth in the UAE, implying that the driving forces of Facebook usage are regional specific. Moreover, intensity of Facebook usage contributes more to bonding social capital rather than bridging social capital. Significant gender and ethnic differences are reported in intensity of Facebook usage and resulting bonding social capital.
KW - Arab Countries
KW - Facebook Usage
KW - Social Capital
KW - Social Networking Sites
KW - Youth
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85084018667
T3 - Proceedings of the 12th European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2015
BT - Proceedings of the 12th European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2015
A2 - Lambrinoudakis, Kostantinos
A2 - Morabito, Vincenzo
A2 - Themistocleous, Marinos
PB - European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems
Y2 - 1 June 2015 through 2 June 2015
ER -