Elements of positive relationships among Facebook users
Based on current literature review, there is no clear definition of positive relationships. A wide variety of concepts are used interchangeably in the literature to describe positive relationships. There are still debates as to what represent positive aspects of relationships, especially in th...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13267/1/29095-89086-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13267/ http://ejournals.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/1144 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Based on current literature review, there is no clear definition of positive relationships. A
wide variety of concepts are used interchangeably in the literature to describe positive
relationships. There are still debates as to what represent positive aspects of relationships,
especially in the context of online interactions such as Facebook. As an attempt to further
understand about what elements comprise positive relationships, particularly in the context of
online relationships, this study examines responses from 800 participants on positive aspects
of their relationships in Facebook. Participants were university students from a northern
Malaysian public university (178 males; 622 females) an the age range were from 19 to 39
years old. The study was conducted online using Google Form online survey. The online
survey was posted in e-learning for three months in order for students to participate in this
research. From the qualitative analysis, responses can be divided into eight major themes
including social support, trust, interaction, positive emotion, motivation, closeness,
understanding and others. The findings shed some lights on elements of positive relationships
especially in online context. It also highlights similarities between online and offline
relationships. The study increases understanding on how positive aspects of relationships can
be conceptualised and measured and further extend theories of positive relationships across
online relationships. |
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