Factors involved in associations between Facebook use and college adjustment: Social competence, perceived usefulness, and use patterns

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Highlights：

• Perception & use of Facebook (FB) mediate the social competence-college adjustment tie.

• 1st-level mediators: perceived FB usefulness to (a) maintain (b) pursue relationships.

• 2nd-level mediators: FB time; FB interaction with (a) on-campus friends (b) strangers.

摘要

•Perception & use of Facebook (FB) mediate the social competence-college adjustment tie.•1st-level mediators: perceived FB usefulness to (a) maintain (b) pursue relationships.•2nd-level mediators: FB time; FB interaction with (a) on-campus friends (b) strangers.

论文关键词：Social media,Social networking site,Online communication,College adjustment,Social competence,Technology acceptance

论文评审过程：Available online 10 February 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.015