Research post #3

 

  1. Visual.  A picture of the book or (only if such a picture is not available or if it is an article) a relevant picture, such as a photo of the author or something related to the subject.  An embedded video (such as of an author interview) can also fulfill this requirement.  Feel free to have multiple images if they are useful.
  2. Citation.  Provide full citation in MLA format.  Include a live link if the item is available online or through the Rutgers libraries site, with login.

      Arampatzi, Efstratia, et al. “Social Network Sites, Individual Social Capital and Happiness.” Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, Springer Netherlands, 2018, pp. 99–122, doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9808-z.

  3. Summary.  Provide a brief summary of the author’s argument or the information the reading presents.

    Through talking about social network sites and what the use of social media has changed with young adults and if that has any effect on the emotions of happiness and loneliness of young adults. Whether it has some influence of more lonely people tend to be on social media more and less happy, this article just shows the use of social media and happiness. With research that helps support more lonely and less happy people use social media more, however that is possibly not entirely true. where people use social media to connect with one another still. 
  4. Author(s).  Give some information on the author(s).  What makes him/her/them knowledgeable on the topic?
    Arampatzi, Efstrati   --- talks about happiness in the idea of social netowrking and how happiness is goal for humans, verified google scholar, studies economic of happiness. 
  5. Key terms.  Define at least two key terms or key concepts used in the piece.

    Passive following refers to browsing other people’s profiles and can enhance subjective well-being by building a sense of connectedness (101 pg 2 pdf)

    Individual social capital was measured by the quantity (frequency) and quality (assigned value) of social contacts with family and friends. The frequency of contacts was measured using the following two questions: (1) How often do you do the following: Spend an evening with family? (2) How often do you do the following: Spend an evening with friends? (103) pg 5 pdf
  6. Three Quotes.  Give three quotations pertaining to your topic, with page reference.

    On the bright side, other scholars have argued that online communication, such as activity on social network sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and Twitter (see Boyd and Ellison 2007), is gradually replacing traditional social interactions such as face-to-face communication and that, hence, the extent to which we are experiencing a decline in individual social capital remains questionable. Related to the previous point, several studies have reported a positive relationship between the use of SNSs and individual social capital -----(100) page 1 pdf

    Although there is no relationship between excessive SNS use and happiness for young adults with a high quality of individual social capital, excessive SNS use negatively affects the happiness of individuals who feel lonely and dissatisfied with their social contacts. 
    (114) page 14 pdf

    The respondents who were satisfied with their social contacts and scored low on the social loneliness index were generally happier than the respondents who were dissatisfied with their social contacts and scored high on the social loneliness scale. Compared to the young adults who rated their satisfaction with social contacts as a 7 (109) page 11 pdf
  7. Value.  Explicitly explain how this material helps you to explore your research question.

    Talk about the use of social media and the connections to happiness in young adults, however, using social media and bringing communities together can be a positive aspect of SNSs( social network sites). This article is mainly used for me to talk about research and basic terms for social capital and connection with happiness, so i can link other research about gaming communities and building social capital for individual benefit and provide to a community. 

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