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Huang, Chiao Ling; Yang, Shu Ching – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between online misrepresentation (OM), self-disclosure (SD), cyber-relationship motives (CRM), and loneliness in teenagers. A survey was conducted using a sample of 608 Taiwanese teenagers (13 to 18 years of age). The instruments used include scales of loneliness, OM, and SD in real…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Psychological Patterns, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Zheng, Robert Z.; Cheok, Angeline; Khoo, Eng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
The current study investigated adolescents' perceptions in online social communication. Three factors were perceived by adolescents as critical to online social communication. These included self-identity, self-confidence, and self-social factors. Results showed significant differences between the factors derived from the current study and those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Interpersonal Communication, Adolescents
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Zheng, Robert – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2013
The current study focused on an important issue pertaining to online social communication by investigating perceptional differences between eastern and western adolescents. A total of 309 participants were recruited from three countries: China, Singapore, and the United States. Significant differences were found between eastern and western…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Asian Culture, Western Civilization
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Ahn, June – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Social network sites (SNSs) like Myspace and Facebook are now popular online communities with large teenage user populations. Teens use these technologies to interact, play, explore, and learn in significant ways. As scholars become interested in studying these new online communities, I contribute to the emerging conversation by re-examining…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Social Networks, Internet, Adolescents