Title :

Digital natives’ coping with loneliness : Facebook or face-to-face ?

Author(s) :

Gentina, Elodie [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Chen, Rui [Auteur]

Journal title :

Information and Management

Pages :

1-11

Publisher :

Elsevier

Publication date :

2018-12-13

ISSN :

0378-7206

English keyword(s) :

Digital natives
Loneliness
Online self-disclosure
Offline self-disclosure
Coping strategies
Gender

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management

English abstract : [en]

This study compares online self-disclosure through Facebook with offline self-disclosure through face-to-face interactions to understand when and why digital natives may prefer to resolve perceived loneliness by turning ...
Show more >This study compares online self-disclosure through Facebook with offline self-disclosure through face-to-face interactions to understand when and why digital natives may prefer to resolve perceived loneliness by turning to the Internet. Survey data from adolescents indicate that digital natives who employ passive coping favor self-disclosure through Facebook, but natives who engage in active coping prefer face-to-face self-disclosures. Both routes, through active and passive coping, appear to mediate the relationship between loneliness and online/offline self-disclosures. Moreover, the relationship between loneliness and self-disclosure exhibits gender differences. This study extends insights into digital natives, sheds light on self-disclosures, and contributes to coping research.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Lille Économie Management (LEM) - UMR 9221

Source :

Harvested from HAL