A Study on the Impact of Facebook Usage on Student’s Social Capital and Academic Performance.

Author

Vishal Shah, Information Systems, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States.Follow
Sankara-Subramanian Srinivasan, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States.Follow
Sana Rouis, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Lulea University, Luleå , Sweden.Follow
Moez Limayem, College of Business - South Florida, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States.Follow

Abstract

Prior research has focused on the benefits of usage of social media such as Facebook in terms of the social capital gains they bring. Other research has studied the adverse impact of such usage on academic performance. In this study we try to understand both the beneficial and adverse aspects of Facebook usage in the case of U.S. undergraduate students. Basing on social capital theory and system usage in hedonic context, we tested the dual effect of the usage of Facebook on social capital and academic performance of the students. Preliminary results show that a rich use of Facebook enhances the academic performance and extensive presence on Facebook develops the student’s social capital in terms of number and quality of connections, relationships and interactions. Implications of the early research findings and directions for future research are drawn. Keywords: Facebook usage, social capital, academic performance, social media.

Recommended Citation

Shah, Vishal; Srinivasan, Sankara-Subramanian; Rouis, Sana; and Limayem, Moez, "A Study on the Impact of Facebook Usage on Student’s Social Capital and Academic Performance." (2012). AMCIS 2012 Proceedings. 27.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/proceedings/ISEducation/27