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Exploring the roles of narcissism, uses of, and gratifications from microblogs on affinity‐seeking and social capital
Author(s) -
Mo Ruo,
Leung Louis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12087
Subject(s) - gratification , psychology , narcissism , social psychology , uses and gratifications theory , social media , social capital , interpersonal communication , microblogging , sociology , social science , political science , law
The purpose of this study is to examine how the uses and gratifications of microblogs (i.e. S ina W eibo) can influence interpersonal relationships, especially in affinity‐seeking and perceived social capital. Data were gathered through an online questionnaire with a sample of 431 W eibo users surveyed throughout mainland C hina. Results show that (i) narcissism, content‐, and social‐gratification were positively related to intensity of Weibo use, (ii) intensity of Weibo use and process‐gratification were positively related to strategic performance, whereas only content‐gratification positively predicted affinity competence. (iii) content‐ and social‐gratification positively predicted bridging social capital, whereas convenience‐gratification and affinity‐seeking predicted bonding social capital, and (iv) intensity of Weibo use was positively related to both types of social capital only when W eibo gratifications were not included in the regression equations. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.