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Experience with Surveillance, Perceived Threat of Surveillance, SNS Posting Behavior, and Identity Construction on SNSs: An examination of Chinese college students in the U.S.

Kim, Kisun, Kim
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1467988312

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2016, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Media and Communication.
This study applied the uses and gratifications (U&G) perspective in order to explore Chinese students’ SNS (Social Networking Site) identity construction in four ways: (1) how Chinese young adults studying in the U.S. use various kinds of SNSs, (2) how their use of SNSs are influenced by the surveillance of the Chinese government, (3) how their experience with and perceived threat of surveillance varies depending on the type of SNS being used, and (4) how their experience with and perceived threat of surveillance are related to their SNS posting behaviors and identify construction on SNSs. This study categorized SNSs by their national origin (Chinese SNSs vs. U.S. SNSs) and by their network openness (open SNSs vs. closed SNSs). Thus, SNSs were assigned to one of the four categories: (1) Chinese open SNSs, (2) Chinese closed SNSs, (3) U.S. open SNSs, and (4) U.S. closed SNSs. 169 Chinese students attending colleges in the U.S. participated in a survey for this study. They were asked about their experience with and perceived threat of surveillance, posting behaviors, and identify construction on the four different types of SNSs. This study found that Chinese students in the U.S. have different experiences and perceptions of surveillance depending on the type of SNS they use. This study also found that the different level of surveillance experience and perceived threat of surveillance were related to different SNS posting behaviors and identity construction strategies. Implications of these findings are discussed, and limitations and opportunities for future research are addressed.
Sung-Yeon Park (Advisor)
Gi Woong Yun (Committee Member)
Louisa Ha (Committee Member)
100 p.
Communication; Mass Media
SNS use of Chinese students in the US; the Chinese government surveillance; experience with surveillance; perceived threat of surveillance; posting behavior; identity construction

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  • Kim, Kim, K. (2016). Experience with Surveillance, Perceived Threat of Surveillance, SNS Posting Behavior, and Identity Construction on SNSs: An examination of Chinese college students in the U.S. [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1467988312

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kim, Kim, Kisun. Experience with Surveillance, Perceived Threat of Surveillance, SNS Posting Behavior, and Identity Construction on SNSs: An examination of Chinese college students in the U.S. 2016. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1467988312.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kim, Kim, Kisun. "Experience with Surveillance, Perceived Threat of Surveillance, SNS Posting Behavior, and Identity Construction on SNSs: An examination of Chinese college students in the U.S." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1467988312

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