Roundtable: LED-An Exploration of the Relationship Between Social Media Usage and Undergraduate School Satisfaction

• In Event: Gallery Walk Showcase
  In Showcase Session: Gallery 07 - Approaches to Distance Learning Design and Engagement

Short Description

This session presents findings from a survey study of undergraduate student social media use and its relationship to school engagement and satisfaction. Using principal component analysis, we uncovered two distinct forms of social media usage: Community Building and Community Discovery. Community Building social media use was related to an increase in school engagement and satisfaction. Community Discovery social media use appeared to function as a escapist coping mechanism for disengaged students, and further enforced disengagement.

Authors

• Presenter: Tanner Matthew Phillips, Indiana University

• Presenter: Minji Jeon, Indiana University

• Presenter: Katie Jantaraweragul, Indiana University

• Presenter: Kyungbin Kwon, Indiana University