Online social networking sites enable users to connect with large, heterogeneous groups of people. While extant research suggests individuals benefit psychologically from the perception that they are well connected, little is known about the nature of tangible resources embedded in these online networks. In this study 49 participants sent 588 requests for instrumental help to their Facebook fri...

Article history: Keywords: Twitter Bonding online social capital Bridging online social capital Followers Followees a b s t r a c t The present study investigates the influence of Twitter use and the number of followers and followees on perceived bridging and bonding online social capital. Data from a convenience sample of Twitter users (N = 264) indicate that bonding social capital is associat...

Drawing on attachment theory, the present study examine s the attachment styles of individuals relative to two ways of building social capital – bonding social capital and bridging social capital. In trying to relate attachment theory to the use of SNS, the present study argues that bonding social capital is reflected in the use of SNS for forming attachment bonds from trust-based strong ties, ...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the potential difference in the relationship between bonding versus bridging social capital and health outcomes. We sought to examine the association between these different types of social capital and self-rated health in a population-based study. METHODS In February 2009, 4000 residents of Okayama City (aged 20-80 y) were randomly selected for a survey o...

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 t...

Communities with high levels of social capital are likely to have a higher quality of life than communities with low social capital (Coleman, 1988, 1990; Putnam, 1993, 2000). This is due to the greater ability of such communities to organize and mobilize effectively for collective action because they have high levels of social trust, social networks, and well-established norms of mutuality (the...

This study aims to determine the effect of bonding, bridging and linking social capital on the empowerment among squatter settlements in Tehran, Iran. The sample comprised 328 poor people in two communities from Iran, which were randomly selected for the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used as the data collection method. The perceived bonding, bridging and linking social capital wa...

objective: we measured concept of bridging social capital by a new tool . all items used in the scale are in agreement with the theoretical literature on this concept. method: the research method was survey. the sample population was 376 students of isfahan university which were sampled through cluster sampling of multiple stages. after making a list and confirming the validity of questions by ...

FUNCTIONAL relationships improve communities. An overall indicator of the quality of the relationships within a community is the century-old concept of social capital. Social capital has been defined as “those features of social structures—such as interpersonal trust and norms of reciprocity and mutual aid–which act as resources for individuals and facilitate collective action.” Social capital ...