RT Journal Article
T1 Building relationships on social networking sites from a social work approach
A1 Castillo-de-Mesa, Joaquín
A1 Gómez-Jacinto, Luís
A1 López Peláez, Antonio
A1 Palma-García, María de las Olas
K1 Redes sociales en Internet
K1 Interacción social
AB Our current age of connectedness has facilitated a boom in interactive dynamics within social networking sites. It is, therefore, possible for the field of Social Work to draw on these advantages in order to connect with the unconnected by strengthening online mutual support networks among users. The aim of this article is to examine whether ‘connectedness’ in social networking sites improves online social capital and resilience of social service users. Through our analysis of social networks carried out on an experimental model, we observed the patterns of connectedness on Facebook of 50 social service end-users from Málaga, Spain. The detection of online communities through the modularity algorithm has allowed us to ascertain whether individuals’ offline realities mirror their online realities. At the same time, we examined the influence certain interactions (likes, comments, etc.) have on leadership through online ethnography. Finally, online social capital, understood as the combination of connectedness and online interaction, has been correlated with users’ resilience. The results reveal that both connectedness and interaction feed themselves and have correlations with resilience.
PB Taylor and Francis
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29623
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29623
LA eng
NO Castillo De Mesa, J., Luis Gómez Jacinto, L., López Peláez, A. & Palma García, M. (2019). Building relationships on social networking sites from a social work approach, Journal of Social Work Practice, 33 (2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2019.1608429
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026