Relation between face-to-face and non-face-to-face interactions and subjective well-being among university students

大学生の対面・非対面交流の実態と主観的幸福感との関連

Relation between face-to-face and non-face-to-face interactions and subjective well-being among university students

With the recent widespread use of social networking services (SNS), non-face-to-face communication has become increasingly common among younger generations, including university students. This study aimed to clarify the relation between university students’ face-to-face and non-face-to-face interactions and their subjective well-being. An online survey was conducted targeting university students nationwide, and the responses were analyzed based on three categories of interaction partners: close friends at the same university (n=340), classmates at the same university (n=347) and friends outside the university (n=353). The results indicated that both face-to-face communication and text-based non-face-to-face communication were primarily used with close friends and classmates at the same university, as well as with friends outside the university. Subjective well-being tended to be higher among students who interacted more frequently and tended to be lower lower among those who interacted less frequently. This relation was consistent for both face-to-face and text-based non-face-to-face communication. These findings suggest that text-based non-face-to-face communication may contribute to subjective well-being in a manner similar to face-to-face communication.

Creators IBARAKI Nozomi

Creators HAGA Emiko

Creators MATSUOKA Sayaka

Creators MATSUMOTO Yumiko

Creators MIKI Fujiko

Creators OKAFUJI Minori

Creators SAKUMA Ayumi

Creators HARADA Daisuke

Creators MAJIMA Shiori

Creators YAMASHITA Naritaka

Creators HASEGAWA Masashi

Creators TAN Yoshiko

Creators MIZUTO Masahiko

Creators TOKUDA Kazuhiro

Creators YOSHIMURA Koichi

[EISSN]2189-4825