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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2015.15.07.449

Self-disclosure Tendency, Facebook Activities, and Relational Usefulness: Sex Differences in Young Adults  

Jin, Borae (한독미디어대학원대학교 뉴미디어경영학과)
Noh, Hyun-Joo (연세대학교 커뮤니케이션대학원)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.15, no.7, 2015 , pp. 449-459 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the associations among self-disclosure tendency, self-activities and friends' responses on Facebook, and perceived usefulness of Facebook in social networking. Sex differences were also examined. Results showed that participants' self-disclosure tendency was positively related to their activities in Facebook, which were strongly related to friends-activities. Self- and friends-activities significantly increased usefulness in social networking. Regarding sex differences, the relationships between self-disclosure tendency and self-activities and between self-activities and usefulness were stronger for men, while the relationship between friends-activities and usefulness was stronger for women. These results suggest women tend to value friends' responses more in assessing relational qualities than men in Facebook contexts.
Keywords
Social Media; Facebook; Usefulness; Relationship Management; Self-disclosure; Sex Differences;
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