Roles of Smartphone App Use in Improving Social Capital and Reducingn Social Isolation

摘要

This study investigated the relationships among smartphone app use, social capital, and social isolation. It focused on two different smartphone appscommunication and social networking site (SNS) appsand their effects on bonding and bridging social capital. Generational differences in smartphone use were also considered. Results from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that individuals' use of communication apps was helpful for increasing social capital and that this effect of using commu