NDLI: Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Cultivating Social Resources on Social Network Sites: Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behaviors and Their Role in Social Capital Processes∗

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Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Cultivating Social Resources on Social Network Sites: Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behaviors and Their Role in Social Capital Processes∗

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Author	Gray, Rebecca Ellison, Nicole B. Lampe, Cliff Vitak, Jessica
Abstract	This study explores the relationship between perceived bridging social capital and specific Facebook-enabled communication behaviors using survey data from a sample of U.S. adults (N=614). We explore the role of a specific set of Facebook behaviors that support relationship maintenance and assess the extent to which demographic variables, time on site, total and “actual” Facebook Friends, and this new measure (Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behaviors) predict bridging social capital. Drawing upon scholarship on social capital and relationship maintenance, we discuss the role of social grooming and attention-signaling activities in shaping perceived access to resources in one’s network as measured by bridging social capital. Key words: social network sites, social capital, social grooming, Facebook, relationship maintenance. doi:10.1111/jcc4.12078 Social network sites (SNSs) are web-based communication platforms that support socially relevant inter-actions among contacts (i.e., “Friends”) on the site (Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2011). Previous research has documented a relationship between use of the SNS Facebook and increased levels of social capi-
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Subject Keyword	Actual Facebook Friend Social Capital Relationship Maintenance Perceived Access Attention-signaling Activity Social Grooming Specific Set Computer-mediated Communication Cultivating Social Resource Social Network Social Capi Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behavior Social Capital Process Sn Facebook Social Network Site Facebook Behavior U.s. Adult Survey Data New Measure Web-based Communication Platform Relevant Inter-actions Specific Facebook-enabled Communication Behavior Previous Research Demographic Variable
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