The influence of Twitter on social support among university students

Ssemuddu, Imran and Wok, Saodah (2021) The influence of Twitter on social support among university students. In: International Conference on Media and Communication 2021 (MENTION 2021), 23rd-25th November 2021, Bangi, Selangor. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Social media has become a large part of modern day lives, especially in the use of Twitter among young adults. As such, this study aims to analyze the relationships that Twitter usage, attitude, and social experience may have with social support among university students. The study is guided by social support theory, and it adopts a quantitative research design using the survey method with questionnaire as the research instrument for data collection. A total of 250 university students from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) participated in the study. The findings of the study indicate that students do use Twitter for social support among them. The levels of Twitter usage, attitude, social experience, and social support were found to be high. The study also found significant relationships between Twitter usage, attitude, and social support. However, the results revealed that social experience in using Twitter was insignificant for social support. Thus, the social support theory used in this study is partially supported. Suggestions for future research are also provided.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	Conference was held online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	attitude; social experience; social support; social support theory; students; Twitter usage
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Communication
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Saodah Wok
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2022 14:56
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2022 15:24
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/94229

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