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Social networking friendships: A cross-cultural comparison of network structure between MySpace and Wretch Cover

Social networking friendships: A cross-cultural comparison of network structure between MySpace and Wretch

By: Hui-Jung Chang  
Open Access
|Jan 2010

Figures & Tables

Descriptive Results of Wretch and MySpace Friendship Networks

Wretch (N = 1748)MySpace (N = 1256)
Frequency(%)Mean (SD

SD indicates Standard deviation

)
RangeFrequency(%)Mean (SD)Range
Network size 2.31 to 91 2.31 to 41
(6.9) (4.9)
11525(87.2) 1073 (85.4)
2106(6.1) 70 (5.6)
330(1.7) 16 (1.3)
413(.7) 8 (.6)
510(.6) 6 (.5)
6+64(3.7) 83 (6.6)
Network density .05 (.2)0 to 1 .040 to 1
(.2)
01594(91.2) 1137(90.5)
.001-.893(5.3) 87(7)
161(3.5) 32(2.5)
Network heterogeneity
male553(31.6) 688(54.8)
female1132(64.3) 533(42.4)
indeterminable63(3.6) 35(2.8)

Gender compositions of Wretch and Myspace Friendship Networks

WretchMySpace
NMean (SD

SD indicates Standard deviation

)
NMean (SD)
Network size
     male-male5531.96 (5.08)6882.16 (4.90)
     female-female11322.44 (7.86)5332.38 (4.86)
     female-male16852.29 (7.07)12212.25 (4.88)
Network density
     male-male553.05 (.21)b

Paired letters indicate significant differences between the two variables

688.03 (.15)ab
     female-female1132.04 (.19)533.05 (.20)
     female-male1685.05 (.20)a1221.04 (.18)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.34 | Journal eISSN: 1836-0416
Language: English
Published on: Jan 1, 2010
Published by: Tallinn, Erfurt University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2010 Hui-Jung Chang, published by Tallinn, Erfurt University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.