Who Unfriends and Why? Class, Ethnicity, and Facebook Interaction

• In Event: 239 - Section on Communication and Information Technologies Roundtable Session (one-hour).
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 09. Friendly Fire: Social Networking on Facebook

Abstract

The objective of this study in progress is aimed at examining unfriending behaviors on Facebook. By analyzing survey data from 540 college students, the findings show how users’ socio-demographic characteristics, the frequency of Facebook use, the characteristics of Facebook relationships, and different reasons for unfriending affect users’ unfriending behaviors. A literature review and discussion will be expanded.

Authors

• Kye-Hyoung Lee, University of Texas-Austin

• Wenhong Chen, University of Texas-Austin