Evolution of Social Media Usage: A Study of Chinese College Students on WeChat

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dc.contributor.authorSun, Yinan
dc.contributor.authorSuthers, Dan
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-26T21:06:24Z
dc.date.available2024-12-26T21:06:24Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-07
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study examines how Chinese college students change their social media practices over time. Employing a three-dimensional theoretical framework of cultural affordances, this study involved ten semi-structured interviews, follow-up discussions, observations, and a voluntary post-survey, with data analysis following the grounded theory approach. The findings highlight five changes in Chinese college students with a focus on WeChat over time, including transitioning from QQ to WeChat, spending more time on WeChat, providing faster responses while avoiding voice messaging, utilizing multiple social media platforms for self-presentation, and relying more on WeChat over people to complete daily tasks. The study provides a detailed description of how each change as a process unfolded by focusing on the initial and intermediate stages. It identifies key factors driving each change with a more specific and contextually relevant approach. These factors demonstrate the intricate interplay between technology, users, and culture.
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dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2025.298
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-8-8
dc.identifier.otherf3165957-ffeb-4ce6-b253-8dc65628e0e1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/109138
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCulture, Identity, and Inclusion
dc.subjectbehavioral changes, college students, cultural affordances, social media, wechat
dc.titleEvolution of Social Media Usage: A Study of Chinese College Students on WeChat
dc.typeConference Paper
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