The Impact of Facebookers’ Posts on Other Users’ Attitudes According to Their Age and Gender: Evidence from Al Ain University of Science and Technology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Overview
2.2. Advantages of Facebook Use
2.3. Disadvantages of Facebook Use
2.4. The Effect of Gender and/or Age on Facebook Use
3. Research Objectives
- (1)
- To what extent does the gender and age of Facebookers in Al Ain, UAE, have an impact on the type of posts they write and share on Facebook?
- (2)
- What kind of negative attitudes and feelings that negative Facebook posts (i.e., those that provoke negative feelings such as envy) may evoke in Facebookers of different genders and ages in Al Ain, UAE?
4. Methodology
4.1. Participants
4.2. Data Collection
4.2.1. The Questionnaire
4.2.2. The Semi-Structured Interview
4.3. Statistical Analysis
5. Results and Discussion
5.1. Results
5.2. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | Number of Participants (120) |
Females | 60 |
Males | 60 |
Age | Number of Participants (120) |
Younger (17–45) | 60 |
Older (46–60+) | 60 |
The Statements | Gender | Age | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Females | Males | Younger | Older | |
1. I feel envious of the achievements my friends post on Facebook. | 57% | 32% | 55% | 38% |
2. Facebook users would post their marital status publicly in order to receive compliments and congratulations. | 79% | 55% | 70% | 48% |
3. Posting the graduation certificate on Facebook is pointless. | 55% | 75% | 48% | 77% |
4. I would share my photos on Facebook because I like receiving compliments regarding the way I look or the place I am in. | 75% | 58% | 81% | 49% |
5. Whenever I go to a famous place, I share it on Facebook using the ‘Check-in’ property as a matter of prestige. | 81% | 55% | 75% | 43% |
6. I would share the photo of my new car to tease some friends whom I dislike. | 75% | 70% | 78% | 40% |
7. I would share my photo with my girlfriend/boyfriend to tease my ex. | 88% | 68% | 81% | 23% |
8. I feel jealous when a friend’s posts on Facebook get more ‘likes’ than my posts. | 57% | 22% | 67% | 21% |
9. Some Facebook users would start to hate each other for the different posts they share. | 90% | 30% | 71% | 60% |
10. I believe that sharing posts of achievements such as awards or published works is a matter of showing off. | 57% | 88% | 75% | 52% |
11. I hate it when people post photos of food on Facebook. | 23% | 78% | 55% | 74% |
12. Facebook users are savor receiving ‘likes’ and ‘comments’, so they would frequently share different posts. | 95% | 35% | 91% | 32% |
13. Reading a political post that opposes my political view annoys me and makes me hate the person who shared that post. | 63% | 35% | 78% | 57% |
14. I would feel envious of my friend who keeps tagging his/her girlfriend/boyfriend in a comment of a romantic post. | 70% | 33% | 71% | 25% |
15. I would feel unmotivated when a Facebook friend constantly shares their successful accomplishments on Facebook. | 68% | 21% | 69% | 49% |
16. I would feel sad or depressed when a friend keeps sharing sad songs or poems in his/her Facebook. | 71% | 22% | 67% | 30% |
17. I would be angry with Facebook friends who tag each other and do not tag me in their posts. | 70% | 25% | 74% | 28% |
18. Facebook users would feel inferior because they constantly compare themselves to those who share posts showing how happy they are. | 58% | 25% | 73% | 49% |
19. I get mad when a Facebook friend who is not of my religion shares a religious post that opposes my religion. | 78% | 55% | 67% | 51% |
20. I hate it when a friend keeps sharing their photos, so I would ignore his/her photos. | 44% | 62% | 48% | 78% |
Total mean | 68% | 47% | 70% | 46% |
Group | Mean | Standard Deviation | N | DF | t-Value | Sig. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female Facebookers | 68 | 16.82 | 20 | 38 | 3.3536 | 0.0018 |
Male Facebookers | 47 | 21.55 | 20 | |||
Younger Facebookers | 70 | 11.08 | 20 | 38 | 5.1251 | 0.0001 |
Older Facebookers | 46 | 17.26 | 20 |
Reasons for Sharing Posts | Statements that Indicate the Reasons | Negative Feelings | Statements that Indicate the Feelings |
---|---|---|---|
Receiving compliments, likes, and comments | 2, 4, 12 | Jealousy | 1, 8, 14, 20 |
Sharing updates about personal life | 3, 5, 11 | Hate | 9, 13 |
Showing off | 5, 10, 20 | Annoyance | 11, 13, 17, 19, 20 |
Deliberately annoying Facebook friends | 6, 7 | Demotivation | 15 |
Inferiority | 1, 3, 18 | ||
Sadness | 16, 17 |
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Altakhaineh, A.R.M.; Alnamer, S.A.S. The Impact of Facebookers’ Posts on Other Users’ Attitudes According to Their Age and Gender: Evidence from Al Ain University of Science and Technology. Soc. Sci. 2018, 7, 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080128
Altakhaineh ARM, Alnamer SAS. The Impact of Facebookers’ Posts on Other Users’ Attitudes According to Their Age and Gender: Evidence from Al Ain University of Science and Technology. Social Sciences. 2018; 7(8):128. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080128
Chicago/Turabian StyleAltakhaineh, Abdel Rahman Mitib, and Sulafah Abdul Salam Alnamer. 2018. "The Impact of Facebookers’ Posts on Other Users’ Attitudes According to Their Age and Gender: Evidence from Al Ain University of Science and Technology" Social Sciences 7, no. 8: 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080128
APA StyleAltakhaineh, A. R. M., & Alnamer, S. A. S. (2018). The Impact of Facebookers’ Posts on Other Users’ Attitudes According to Their Age and Gender: Evidence from Al Ain University of Science and Technology. Social Sciences, 7(8), 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080128