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Vol. 21:3 (2020) ► pp.440–460

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Usage of social networks by digital natives as a new communication platform for interpersonal communication

A study on university students in Cyprus

 | Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 99628 – Mersin 10, Turkey
 | Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 99628 – Mersin 10, Turkey
 | Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 99628 – Mersin 10, Turkey
Published online: 9 February 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/is.20004.kah
Abstract
Social Networking Sites (SNS), particularly Facebook (FB) have become extremely popular among digital natives, especially university-level students. Moreover, they sometimes may see social networks as an extension of their lives (boyd, D. (2014). It’s complicated: The social lives of networked teens. In It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar) which can be called as a new communication platform for interpersonal communication. For the purpose of the study, interpersonal communication skills (ICS) levels explored in four sub-sections both in the social and e-social environments.
Digital natives’ IPC skills were measured to figure out whether there is any statistically difference between both environments. Interpersonal Communication Skills Inventory (Social Learning, 2002) is used as an instrument for the present study.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Literature review
    • 2.1Who are these “Digital Natives”?
    • 2.2Ultimate interactions on the cloud: Social Networking Sites (SNS)
    • 2.3Uses and gratifications theory in the new age
    • 2.4Social outcomes of SNS usage among digital natives
  • 3.Methodology
    • 3.1Research design
    • 3.2Participants
    • 3.3Instruments
  • 4.Results
  • 5.Discussion
  • 6.Conclusion and further suggestions
  • Note
  • References
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