The Effect of the Number of Friends of Facebook of College Students on Psychological Well-Being: The Role of Friendship Contingent Self-Esteem as a Moderator.

• Main Authors: Miao-Fen Yen, 顏妙芬
• Other Authors: Liu, Cheng-Hong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31075835320600804866

碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 應用心理學系碩士在職專班 === 101 === Abstract Social networking services（SNS）are emerging in recent years. Due to the popularization of network services and Internet-enabled devices, diversification, cost reduction and the use of convenience features, the SNS became a part of the modern human social life. Facebook (hereinafter referred to as FB) is currently the largest online community in SNS; this is an emerging media and services, construction of a large and complex virtual society, and impact on human’s psychological, interpersonal relationship and well-being. Many studies point out that a friend size usually associated with personal well-being; however, the studies of SNS about the effects of "Number of friends" to "well-being" but doesn’t have a consistent of findings. So the results, perhaps because in the last studies, ignores some important variables, and results in inconsistent findings. In this study, the researchers used a “friendship contingent self-esteem” (FCSE) as moderator, to explore the relationship between the number of friends and well-being. This study has two main objectives: First, describe Taiwan college students’ network and Facebook use. Second, Research on the effect of the number of friends of Facebook of college students on psychological well-being: friendship contingent self-esteem (FCSE) as moderator. Research hypothesis: FCSE as moderator. High "FCSE" subjects will more care about the number of friends, so more friends, well-being increases; Low "FCSE" subjects don't care the number of friends; therefore, number of friends does not affect their well-being. The subjects sampling from Taipei, Hsinchu, and Miaoli County, the total number are 237. Excluding the appropriate questionnaire, valid samples amounted to 170 (57 males, female 113). Research results show that college students' Internet access an average of 5.5 hours per day, averaging 3.25 hours using FB, showed college students in the network that is most frequently used SNS. Different from past, current college students most frequently used Internet access devices are "smartphone" (70.6%), 61.8% subjects were anytime, anywhere with Internet access. 84.1% subjects use FB a few times a day. In FB's main features are associated with social interaction. 329.53 friends on average each college student. The number of friends of different sex subjects have significant differences, and the composed of friends of different sex subject also have some significant differences. The female subjects have more "close friends"; and the men subjects have more "acquaintance friends". For all subjects, number of FB friends associated with well-being is significantly low correlation; FCSE associated with well-being is significantly negative correlation; and the correlation between number of friends and FCSE are not significantly. For all subjects, the regression analysis of the number of friend effect on well-being, the FCSE as moderator is not significant; and the same result as male subjects; but the female subjects is significant. Keywords： Undergraduate students Social networks service（SNS） Friendship contingent self-esteem（FCSE） Well-being（WB）