Theoretical approaches as well as empirical results in the area of social capital accumulation on social networking sites suggest that weak ties/bridging<i> versus</i> strong ties/bonding social capital should be distinguished and that while bonding social capital is connected to emotional support,...

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) challenge existing beliefs regarding the exchange of social resources within a network. The present study examines individuals’ perceived access to social, emotional, and instrumental resources by analyzing relational and Facebook-specific...

The relationship between Facebook use and micro-level social capital has received substantial scholarly attention over the past decade. This attention has resulted in a large body of empirical work that gives insight into the nature of Facebook as a social networking site and how it influences...