Factors involved in associations between Facebook use and college adjustment: Social competence, perceived usefulness, and use patterns
Abstract
Although previous research has investigated widespread use of social media, especially Facebook, by youth attending college, the conditions under which these media foster adjustment to college remain unclear. This study tested a model illuminating pathways linking social competence to college adjustment via students’ perceptions about the usefulness of Facebook and ways in which they used the medium. Self-report survey data from 321 college...
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Title
Factors involved in associations between Facebook use and college adjustment: Social competence, perceived usefulness, and use patterns
Published Date
May 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
46
Pages
245 - 253
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