Family Dynamics: Exploring the Relationship Between Facebook Usage Among Families and the Likelihood of Familial Strife

Presentation Type

Poster

Major

3/2 Engineering

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there is a correlation between perceived familial strife and Facebook friend status between Pepperdine teens and their parents. To determine this correlation I collected data on two groups (one friends with their parents on Facebook, and the other not), that marginalized their familial dynamic based on specific attributes. The 4 attributes I used were transparency, trust, healthy communication, and comfort. With the data I found that there are correlations between perceived familial strife depending on the status of friendship on Facebook. For the Pepperdine teens that are friends with their parents on Facebook they showed high incidents of trust, comfort, and transparency, and low incidence of non-healthy communication. For the Pepperdine teens that are not friends with their parents they had low incidents of trust, comfort, and transparency, and high incidents of conflict. So yes amongst Pepperdine teens there is a positive correlation between familial strife and lack of Facebook friendship within a family, and there is a negative correlation for familial strife and having Facebook friendship within a family.

Faculty Mentor

Rebecca Kim

Funding Source or Research Program

Keck Scholars Program

Location

Waves Cafeteria, Tyler Campus Center

Start Date

21-3-2014 2:00 PM

End Date

21-3-2014 3:00 PM

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Family Dynamics: Exploring the Relationship Between Facebook Usage Among Families and the Likelihood of Familial Strife

Waves Cafeteria, Tyler Campus Center

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there is a correlation between perceived familial strife and Facebook friend status between Pepperdine teens and their parents. To determine this correlation I collected data on two groups (one friends with their parents on Facebook, and the other not), that marginalized their familial dynamic based on specific attributes. The 4 attributes I used were transparency, trust, healthy communication, and comfort. With the data I found that there are correlations between perceived familial strife depending on the status of friendship on Facebook. For the Pepperdine teens that are friends with their parents on Facebook they showed high incidents of trust, comfort, and transparency, and low incidence of non-healthy communication. For the Pepperdine teens that are not friends with their parents they had low incidents of trust, comfort, and transparency, and high incidents of conflict. So yes amongst Pepperdine teens there is a positive correlation between familial strife and lack of Facebook friendship within a family, and there is a negative correlation for familial strife and having Facebook friendship within a family.