RT Journal Article
T1 Individualism or complementarity? The effect of digital personal networks on face-to-face personal networks.
A1 Requena-Santos, Félix
A1 Ayuso-Sánchez, Luis Manuel
K1 Redes sociales
K1 Redes sociales en Internet
K1 Sociedad de la información
AB Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are affecting ways of networking in advanced societies. This study analyzes the interaction of face-to-face social networks and digital social networks in Spain, a Mediterranean country characterized by significant sociability in every social sphere. Our aim is to contrast this with the hypothesis that new forms of networking can lead to isolation or individualization. This study uses two surveys carried out by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas [Center for Sociological Research] in 2014 and 2016, involving 4922 people over 18 years of age who were asked about these two types of networks (face-to-face and digital) and other topics related to demographics, family, social position, and personality traits. The results indicate complementarity between networks: digital networks served to enrich face-to-face networks, especially when people described themselves as extraverted. However, nuances were observed in relation to rural or urban habitat and forms of coexistence among those interviewed.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2018
FD 2018-06-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28597
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28597
LA eng
NO Felix REQUENA y Luis Ayuso (2019) “Individualism or complementarity? The effect of digital personal networks on face-to-face personal networks”  Information, Communication & Society, Vol. 22, 14: 2097-2111
NO Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain (Project no. CSO-2013–46440-P; CSO-2017-86349-P).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026