Predicting social capital on Facebook: The implications of use intensity, perceived content desirability, and Facebook-enabled communication practices

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue , 2017, Pages 259-268

  Su, Chris Chao ^a   Chan, Ngai Keung ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook intensity; Facebook enabled communication practices; Perceived content desirability; Social capital

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

BONDING SOCIAL CAPITALS; COMMUNICATION FEATURES; COMMUNICATION PRACTICES; FACEBOOK; INFORMATION SHARING; PERCEIVED CONTENT DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL CAPITALS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CHEMICAL BINDING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 85014520780     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.058     Document Type: Article

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