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Social Media Usage among University Students in Malaysia

Social Media Usage among University Students in Malaysia
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Author(s): Norsiah Abdul Hamid (University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia), Mohd Sobhi Ishak (University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia), Syamsul Anuar Ismail (University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia)and Siti Syamsul Nurin Mohmad Yazam (University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 12
Source title: Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bogdan Pătruţ (Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, Romania), Monica Pătruţ (Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, Romania)and Camelia Cmeciu (Danubius University of Galati, Romania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2851-9.ch012

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Abstract

Social media are playing an increasing role in today’s living. The social media platforms allow users to search, create, share, collaborate, and organise contents among them, and at the same time provide virtual self-presentation and self-disclosure of oneself. Social media were also claimed to give implications to human beings with regards to personality, yet these variables have not much been emphasised in previous studies. Thus, it is important to highlight the implications of social media on users’ personality. Given the issues and challenges faced by the country in profiling the adoption of social media and its implications in view of the perspective of personality, it is timely and significantly important to undertake this research in Malaysia. The objective of this chapter is to discuss a research conducted recently to determine the relationships between social media and personality traits. The specific objectives of this study are to identify the profile of social media adoption among students in Malaysia, including duration, frequency of use, purpose, and person/s that introduced the social media, and to determine the relationships between social media and personality traits.

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