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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.11.547

Online and Offline Social Capital and Psychological Well-being of University Students  

Park, Mee Sok (Dept. of Family & Resource Management, Sookmyung Women's University)
Chang, Jin Kyung (Dept. of Family & Resource Management, Sookmyung Women's University)
Son, Seohee (Dept. of Family & Resource Management, Sookmyung Women's University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.11, 2017 , pp. 547-555 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationships between online and offline social capital and psychological well-being of university students. Data came from 236 university students who attended 4-year universities in Seoul and had used Social Network Service. The results of this study indicated that only offline social capital was statistically significant to predict psychological well-being including depression and happiness when both online and offline social capital variables were entered. In detail, the university students' depression was associated with their gender, satisfaction with their economic status, and offline bridging social capital. In addition the students' happiness was associated with their satisfaction with their economic status, offline bridging, and bonding social capital. These results indicate that offline social capital is more important for improving psychological well-being of university students compared to online social capital. Policy implications for improving psychological well-being of university students are discussed.
Keywords
Social Capital; Psychological Well-being; Offline; Online; Depression; Happiness;
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