Usage of social networks by digital natives as a new communication platform for interpersonal communication
A study on university students in Cyprus
Ece Kahraman | Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 99628 – Mersin 10, Turkey
Tutku Akter Gokasan | Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 99628 – Mersin 10, Turkey
Bahire Efe Ozad | Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 99628 – Mersin 10, Turkey
Social Networking Sites (SNS), particularly Facebook (FB) have become extremely popular among digital natives, especially
university-level students. Moreover, they sometimes may see social networks as an extension of their lives (boyd, 2014) which can be called as a new communication platform for interpersonal communication. For the purpose
of the study, interpersonal communication skills (ICS) levels explored in four sub-sections both in the social and e-social
environments. [1] 1 Digital natives’ IPC skills were measured to figure out whether there is any
statistically difference between both environments. Interpersonal Communication Skills Inventory (Social Learning, 2002) is used as an
instrument for the present study.
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