Studying youth transitions through a social network : first impressions

Eicher, Véronique; Bakouri, Mouna; Staerklé, Christian; Carvalhosa Barbosa, Marlene; Clémence, Alain

doi:10.21256/zhaw-3835

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3835

Publication type:	Book part
Type of review:	Editorial review
Title:	Studying youth transitions through a social network : first impressions
Authors:	Eicher, Véronique Bakouri, Mouna Staerklé, Christian Carvalhosa Barbosa, Marlene Clémence, Alain
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-3835 10.1007/978-3-319-24157-9_9
Published in:	Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course
Editors of the parent work:	Joye, Dominique Oris, Michel Ernst-Staehli, Michèle Roberts, Caroline
Page(s):	203
Pages to:	221
Issue Date:	2016
Series:	Life Course Research and Social Policies
Series volume:	3
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Springer
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Cham
ISBN:	978-3-319-24157-9 978-3-319-24155-5
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	302: Social interaction 305: Groups (age, origine, gender, income)
Abstract:	In this chapter we present an online social network created for the study of life transitions of young adults. We first give a brief overview of the overall goals of the study and outline two research questions to be studied with the online social network. We then present the rationale for using and developing our own network. Next, we describe the online social network: the concrete steps of creating the network, its functions and characteristics, and first results based on a sample of 365 young adults. These first findings reveal that the social network has so far not worked as intended: Participants are reluctant to use the network and more effort is required in motivating them to actively use it. We discuss possible reasons for the serious difficulties in attracting participants to engage with the network and relate the problems faced during the development and maintenance of the network. Finally, we outline alternative possibilities of using online social networks in future research.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8349
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC 3.0: Attribution - Non commercial 3.0 Unported
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Centre for Education, Development and Services (ZBES)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Soziale Arbeit

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Eicher, V., Bakouri, M., Staerklé, C., Carvalhosa Barbosa, M., & Clémence, A. (2016). Studying youth transitions through a social network : first impressions. In D. Joye, M. Oris, M. Ernst-Staehli, & C. Roberts (Eds.), Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course (pp. 203–221). Springer. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3835

Eicher, V. et al. (2016) ‘Studying youth transitions through a social network : first impressions’, in D. Joye et al. (eds) Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course. Cham: Springer, pp. 203–221. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3835.

V. Eicher, M. Bakouri, C. Staerklé, M. Carvalhosa Barbosa, and A. Clémence, “Studying youth transitions through a social network : first impressions,” in Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course, D. Joye, M. Oris, M. Ernst-Staehli, and C. Roberts, Eds. Cham: Springer, 2016, pp. 203–221. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3835.

EICHER, Véronique, Mouna BAKOURI, Christian STAERKLÉ, Marlene CARVALHOSA BARBOSA und Alain CLÉMENCE, 2016. Studying youth transitions through a social network : first impressions. In: Dominique JOYE, Michel ORIS, Michèle ERNST-STAEHLI und Caroline ROBERTS (Hrsg.), Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course. Cham: Springer. S. 203–221. ISBN 978-3-319-24157-9

Eicher, Véronique, Mouna Bakouri, Christian Staerklé, Marlene Carvalhosa Barbosa, and Alain Clémence. 2016. “Studying Youth Transitions through a Social Network : First Impressions.” In Surveying Human Vulnerabilities across the Life Course, edited by Dominique Joye, Michel Oris, Michèle Ernst-Staehli, and Caroline Roberts, 203–21. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3835.

Eicher, Véronique, et al. “Studying Youth Transitions through a Social Network : First Impressions.” Surveying Human Vulnerabilities across the Life Course, edited by Dominique Joye et al., Springer, 2016, pp. 203–21, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3835.