Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh

This research was conducted to explore the relationship between the Facebook usage and the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining their relationships. This research aimed at examining the use motives and satisfactions for Facebook, and analyzing the maintenance of Relationships as a factor...

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Main Author: N.A Musleh, Abdelrahman
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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spelling my-uitm-ir.160892022-12-01T04:47:23Z Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh 2014 N.A Musleh, Abdelrahman Facebook School social environment This research was conducted to explore the relationship between the Facebook usage and the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining their relationships. This research aimed at examining the use motives and satisfactions for Facebook, and analyzing the maintenance of Relationships as a factor of Facebook use. Research followed uses and gratifications theory to achieve the research purpose by reviewing the model studies and by analyzing the quantitative data about information of the Palestinian students who study in Malaysia. 278 students were asked to fill the questionnaires that conducted based on the research questions. Results showed that the main purpose for using Facebook among the Palestinian student is to contact their relatives. In addition, the results indicated that the Palestinian students are satisfied with the Facebook as a tool that let them to maintain their relationships with their relatives, and it is considered one of the highest motives that the Palestinian students use the Facebook for. 2014 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16089/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16089/1/TM_ABDELRAHMAN%20N.A%20MUSLEH%20MC%2014_5.pdf text en public mphil masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
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School social environment
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School social environment
N.A Musleh, Abdelrahman
Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh
description This research was conducted to explore the relationship between the Facebook usage and the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining their relationships. This research aimed at examining the use motives and satisfactions for Facebook, and analyzing the maintenance of Relationships as a factor of Facebook use. Research followed uses and gratifications theory to achieve the research purpose by reviewing the model studies and by analyzing the quantitative data about information of the Palestinian students who study in Malaysia. 278 students were asked to fill the questionnaires that conducted based on the research questions. Results showed that the main purpose for using Facebook among the Palestinian student is to contact their relatives. In addition, the results indicated that the Palestinian students are satisfied with the Facebook as a tool that let them to maintain their relationships with their relatives, and it is considered one of the highest motives that the Palestinian students use the Facebook for.
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qualification_name Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
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author N.A Musleh, Abdelrahman
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title Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh
title_short Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh
title_full Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh
title_fullStr Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh
title_full_unstemmed Usage of Facebook among the Palestinian students in Malaysia in maintaining relationships / Abdelrahman N.A Musleh
title_sort usage of facebook among the palestinian students in malaysia in maintaining relationships / abdelrahman n.a musleh
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
publishDate 2014
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16089/1/TM_ABDELRAHMAN%20N.A%20MUSLEH%20MC%2014_5.pdf
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