A longitudinal test of the effects of Facebook use on cultural adaptation
Croucher, S., & Rahmani, D. (2015). A longitudinal test of the effects of Facebook use on cultural adaptation. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 8(4), 330-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2015.1087093
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© 2015 National Communication Association. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by Routledge. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.
The present study is a longitudinal examination of the role of Facebook on the cultural
adaptation of Muslim immigrants to the United States (n = 379). Immigrants’ use of Facebook
affects interactions with the dominant culture and with the ingroup. Respondents were asked
about their use of Facebook, motivation to culturally adapt, and perceptions of the US at two
different points in a 6-year period. Analysis revealed the following. Muslim immigrants to the
US from 2006 to 2012 who used Facebook more for social interaction with the ingroup were less
likely to be motivated to culturally adapt to the US dominant culture and these same immigrants
were more likely to have a negative perception of the US dominant culture as their Facebook use
increased.
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