Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook

Published:2022-06-10 Issue: Volume: Page:651-667
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Container-title:Research Anthology on Usage, Identity, and Impact of Social Media on Society and Culture
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Ukpabi Dandison C.¹^ORCID,Olawumi Olayemi²,Balogun Oluwafemi Samson²^ORCID,Nwachukwu Chijioke E.³^ORCID,Sunday Adewale Olaleye ⁴,Kolog Emmanuel Awuni⁵,Agjei Richard O.⁶,Adusei-Mensah Frank²^ORCID,Awoniyi Luqman⁷,Atsa'am Donald Douglas⁸,Adeyemi Oluwafikayo⁹

Affiliation:

1. University of Jyväskylä, Finland

2. University of Eastern Finland, Finland

3. Horizons University, Paris, France

4. University of Oulu, Finland

5. Business School, University of Ghana, Ghana

6. Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (CEMRI), Abuja, Nigeria

7. University of Turku, Finland

8. University of the Free State, South Africa

9. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Abstract

Different personality traits respond differently to unfavourable life situations. Unemployment can have several negative social, economic, and domestic consequences. Many people use social media for a variety of reasons. The aim of this study is to examine the way different personality traits respond to Facebook in the period of unemployment. Data was obtained from 3,002 unemployed respondents in Nigeria. The study used regression model to analyse the data. Among the five personality traits, results indicated that the relationship between neuroticism and online social support was negative. However, the relationship between online social support and satisfaction was positive. The study highlights several theoretical and practical implications.

Publisher

IGI Global

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