The Effect of Social Media Use on Interpersonal Competence: A Longitudinal Study

Abstract

Social media is important to the research of interpersonal communication ability. according to Interpersonal communication in social networking sites: a survey literature supporting the theoretical framework of use and satisfaction This paper will shows that whether social media have impact on empathy and interpersonal skills. Through the longitudinal study, we examine 52, 59 and 160 people in the three surveys with a one-week interval. In the third surveys, 32 groups were evaluated by peer. Derived from the questionnaire, the result shows that social media has an impact on empathy, also, there is significant difference between others' evaluation and self-view. The significant difference between self-evaluation and others' evaluation in the article provides extensibility and exploration for subsequent research.