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
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.