Social capital: the benefit of Facebook ‘friends’
Intense Facebook usage is found to have a positive effect on psychological well-being.A recent study in Behaviour & Information Technology investigated the role Facebook use plays in the creation or maintenance of social capital among 800 students from 7 universities in South Africa. Empirical research has linked social capital to many positives in society, such as improved mental and physical health and economic well-being. The study suggests a strong association between the intensity of Facebook use and perceived bridging, bonding and maintaining of