Demographic variables (N = 598) | N (%) | |
Gender | Male | 293 (49.0%) |
| Female | 305 (51.0%) |
Age | Teenagers | 2 (0.3%) |
| 20 - 25 | 390 (65.2%) |
| 26 - 30 | 191 (0.3%) |
| Above 30 | 15 (2.5%) |
Education | High school or College | 57 (9.5%) |
| University | 194 (32.4%) |
| Graduate school | 301 (50.3%) |
| Philosophy school | 46 (7.7%) |
SNS experience | Less than half a year | 18 (3.0%) |
| 0.5 - 1 years | 30 (5.0%) |
| 1 - 2 years | 85 (14.2%) |
| 2 - 3 years | 108 (18.1%) |
| Above 3 years | 357 (59.7%) |
Motivation to use SNS | Entertainment and kill some boring time | 493 (30.6%) |
| Get some useful knowledge or information | 486 (30.2%) |
| Maintain good social relationships with friends | 421 (26.1%) |
| Make new friends on social networks | 117 (7.3%) |
| It’s fashionable to use social networks | 94 (5.8%) |