Culture of Facebook Study

About the study

The aim of this research study is to explore the relationship between ethnic identity and Facebook use among adolescents and young adults. How do teens and college-age students use Facebook to express or explore their ethnic identities? Is there any similarity between online and offline ethnic identity?

We will be studying the Facebook profiles of individuals across the country to see how people use social networking sites to explore race and ethnicity.

This study is pending approval by the Institutional Review Board of UWM. For questions contact: Dr. Jacqueline Nguyen, nguyen39@uwm.edu, 414/465-2254.

Interested in participating?

To qualify for the study, you must be:

1. An adolescent or young adult between the ages of 14 and 22 years old
2. A member of a U.S. ethnic minority group (Asian/Pacific Islander, African American, Latino, etc.)
3. Have a Facebook account and Facebook profile
4. and
5. Willing to participate in online research

Getting started

Participation in this study is currently closed. Please submit your information here if you are interested in being notified about future participation opportunities related to this project.

About the researchers

Principal Investigator

Dr. Jacqueline Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Research Assistants:

Michael Leitermann