Hello Friends,I am a
graduate student from the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in
Beijing, and major in Media Economics. I would appreciate your help in
completing this survey to aid in getting first-hand information for my study on
comparing American and Chinese College Students' different attitudes on social
media.
This survey may take 10 minutes and is anonymous, guaranteeing the security
of your personal information. There are no right or wrong answers, so please
answer these questions honestly. If you are interested in the results of the
study, please leave your E-mail address at the end of this questionnaire and
the results will be sent as soon as they are completed. Thank you very much for
your cooperation!
Part One: Basic Information
Education:
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Ph.D.
Part
Two: Situation Division
* Concept of Social Media: Social media refers
to interaction among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange
information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. For example: Social
Websites such as Facebook and Twitter, Blogs, Instagram, Snapchat, Forum, etc.
Do you use Social
media in daily life? (Single Choice)
Part Three:
Social Media Using
Why don't you use
Social Media? (Multiple Choices)
No interests.
It wastes too much time.
Can't get useful information.
Objective conditions limitation.
Others (Please specify)
Part Three: Social Media Using
What Social Media do you often use? (Multiple Choices)
Social Websites
Twitter
Blogging
Instagram
Snapchat
Forum
Others (Please specify)
What are the aims you use Social Media? (Multiple Choices and
Sort)
A. To find new friends.
B. To keep in contact with old friends
C. To kill time.
D. To read news and get information online.
E. To publish your own views.
F. Other 1：
G. Other 2：
H. Other 3：
Please sort the
choices you chose in last question from the most important one to
the least important one：
How much time do you spend every day on Social
Media on average?(Single Choice)
Less than 0.5 hour
Between 0.5-1 hour
Between 1-2 hours
Between 2-3 hours
Between 3-5 hours
More than 5 hours
Not sure
What functions of Social Media do you often use?
(Multiple Choices)
Functions for communicating with friends
Functions for finding new friends
Functions for sharing
Functions for getting information
Functions for joining groups
Functions for launching activities
Functions for publishing your own views
Other functions (Please specify)
Do you think Social Media enlarged your social
circle? (Single Choice)
Yes
No (Please talk about the reasons why you think Social Media didn't enlarge your social circle?)
Could you please talk about how you use those functions
of Social Media to enlarge your social circle?
Do you agree that Social Media has changed the
way you talk and communicate with your friends? (Single Choice)
Since you started to use Social Media, did you
communicate with your friends more
frequently and more deeply? (Single Choice)
More frequently and more deeply
More frequently but less deeply
Less frequently but more deeply
Less frequently and less deeply
Not sure
Did you get to know any strangers through Social
Media? (Single Choice)
Do you like to get to know strangers through
Social Media? (Single Choice)
Yes, I like it.
No, I don't
Not sure
Do you always get to know strangers through
Social Media? (Single Choice)
Yes, always.
Yes, but occasionally.
I never tried.
How often do you talk or communicate with people
you get to know through Social Media?
(Single Choice)
Everyday
3-5 times a week
Once or twice a week
Rarely
Almost never
Do you think that it's easier to talk with
people and get to know them through
Social Media, and can communicate more
deeply more so than talking with friends
you know in real
life? (Single Choice)
Easier and more deeply
Easier but less deeply
Not easier but more deeply
Neither easier nor more deeply
Not sure
Why didn't you try to get to know strangers
through Social Media?
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