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Unga vuxnas sociala behov och Facebook-användning
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Social and Psychological Studies (from 2013).
2018 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Young adults’ social needs and Facebook use (English)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study was to investigate social needs and Facebook habits of young adults who work with service in the entertainment industry. Relationship between Facebook use and social needs to interact or express dominance were analyzed. Furthermore, it was analyzed whether social needs and Facebook use differ between women and men, privacy settings and the attitude to whether Facebook communication is equivalent to the communication eye to eye. An instrument, Social Needs and Facebook Use (SobFB), was constructed from which a questionnaire was created that was directed to employees in a company in the entertainment industry. 57 people, of which 28 women and 29 men, respectively, answered the questionnaire. From the questionnaire responses, composite variables were constructed in the form of indexes to describe the variation in Facebook habits and social needs. The result showed that the use of Facebook to search for information and to communicate was positively correlated. There were no significant links between Facebook habits and stated social needs. The women in the study generally spent more time on Facebook than men. Women felt more than men that Facebook communication is as valuable as communication eye to eye. Women also relied on Facebook to a greater extent than men. Those who spent a lot of time on Facebook often lacked privacy settings and expressed addiction to greater extent.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att undersöka sociala behov och Facebook-vanor hos unga vuxna somarbetar med service och bemötande i nöjesbranschen. Samband mellan Facebook-användningoch sociala behov av att interagera eller uttrycka dominans analyserades. Vidare analyseradesom sociala behov och Facebook-vanor skiljer sig mellan kvinnor och män, beroende påsekretessinställningar samt attityden till om Facebook-kommunikation är likvärdig medkommunikation öga mot öga. Ett instrument, Sociala behov och Facebookanvändning(SobFB), konstruerades från vilket en enkät skapades som riktades till anställda i ett företaginom nöjesbranschen. 57 personer varav 28 kvinnor respektive 29 män besvarade enkäten.Från enkätsvaren konstruerades sammansatta variabler i form av index för att beskrivavariationen i Facebook-vanor och sociala behov. Resultatet visade att användningen avFacebook för att söka information och att kommunicera var positivt korrelerade. Det förelåginga signifikanta samband mellan Facebook-vanor och uppgivna sociala behov. Kvinnorna istudien spenderade generellt mer tid på Facebook än män. Kvinnor ansåg i högre grad än mänatt Facebook-kommunikation har samma värde som kommunikation öga mot öga. Kvinnoruttryckte också i högre grad än män Facebook-beroende. De som spenderade mycket tid påFacebook saknade ofta sekretessbegränsning och uttryckte i större omfattning Facebookberoende.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Social needs, Facebook, young adults, interaction, SobFB
Keywords [sv]
Sociala behov, Facebook, unga vuxna, interaktion, SobFB.
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-71004OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-71004DiVA, id: diva2:1287439
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Psychology
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