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Use of social media, page 1
Social Networking
Site(SNS)
Facebook
Twitter
MySpace
LinkedIn
E-mail
Other
Table 1
Current Social Media Use
Numbers
Percentage of College
Students Using SNS
95
99%
34
35%
2
2%
10
10%
86
90%
3
3%
Table 2
Communication with Friends and Family
Question
Yes
Has using social networking websites made keeping in 94%
contact with friends and family easier?
Do you ever use social networking websites to stay in 95%
touch with friends and family you rarely see in person
Do you ever use social networking websites to stay in 85%
touch with friends and family you see often?
Does using social networking websites help you
66%
communicate with people face-to-face better?
No
6%
5%
15%
34%
Table 3
Correlation of Usage of Social Media and Communication
USAGESOCIALMEDIA
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
COMMUNICATION
N
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
USAGE
SOCIALMEDIA
1
COMMUNICATION
**
.586
.000
96
**
.586
.000
96
1
96
96
Table 4
Correlation of Social Media Use and Self-Concept
USAGESOCIALMEDIA
SELFCONCEPT
Pearson
Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
N
Pearson
Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed)
USAGE
SOCIALMEDIA
1
SELF CONCEPT
**
.658
.000
96
**
.658
96
1
.000
N
96
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
96
Table 5
Correlation of Number of Friends and Usage of social, Communication, and Self-Concept
No. of Friends
**
Pearson Correlation
.375
Sig. (2-tailed)
.000
N
96
**
COMMUNICATION
Pearson Correlation
.301
Sig. (2-tailed)
.003
N
96
**
SELFCONCEPT
Pearson Correlation
.648
Sig. (2-tailed)
.000
N
96
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
USAGESOCIALMEDIA