Young, Black, and Connected: Facebook Usage Among African American College Students
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This article examines the extent and intensity of Facebook usage among African American college students and investigates their reasons for using Facebook. As expected, 98% of students in the survey had a Facebook account, and a large number of Facebook “friends.” Younger users spent significantly more time on Facebook than older ones. Our findings underscore the importance of cultural influence for African American online users. Displaying photographs and personal interests on Facebook signals racial identity among African American college students. Personality traits, such as self-esteem, trust in people, satisfaction with university life, and racial identity, were not significant predictors on the time spent on Facebook.
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Social media allows adolescents to experiment with broadcasting aspects of their personalities, interests, and identities related to sexuality, gender, and race or ethnicity.
“and allow adolescents to experiment with broadcasting various aspects of their personalities, interests, and identities related to sexuality, gender, and race or ethnicity (Lee 2012; Manago et al. 2008; Michikyan et al. 2015; Valkenburg and Peter 2008).”
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- Authors
- Lee, E. B.
- Affiliations
- Texas Southern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, E. Bun
- Venue
- Journal of Black Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-10-11
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 336-354
- ISSN
- 0021-9347 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-4566
- OpenAlex
- W2096095197
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 14.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Black Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Social Sciences › Communication › Social Media and Politics
- Keywords
- Facebook, African American college students, social media use, racial identity, online social networking, age differences, cultural influence, self-esteem, interpersonal trust, university life satisfaction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Black or African American, Humans, Personal Satisfaction, Personality, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Social Identification, Students, United States, Universities, Trust, History, 21st Century, Young Adult, Social Networking, Social Media
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