The Development of Online Friendship Scale

ThisarticlediscussesconceptandmeasurementofonlinefriendshipinanIndonesiancontext.Online friendshipisconsideredtobesuperficialduetothelackofface-to-faceinteractionandemotional intimacy.Basedongroundedtheoryresearch,onlinefriendshipconsistsoffivedimensions:caution, voluntariness,companionship,sharing,andmutualsupport(Study1).UGM’sOnlineFriendshipScale wasdevelopedasmeasurementofonlinefriendship(Study2).Initialsetofitemswasadministered touniversitystudents(N=42)andresultedin21reliableitems(r=.408-.687).Constructvalidity testingwasappropriatelyusedforthedata(Bartlett’sTest=1174.1(p<.05),KMOvalues=.837). CFAconfirmsthattheonlinefriendshipscaleismultidimensional.Thefactorloadscameupwith fourdimensions:sharing(30.197%),voluntariness(8.576%),companionship(8.256%),andmutual support(7.769%).Sharing(informationandknowledge)wasthedimensionwithhighestcontribution, indicatingonlinefriendshipservesmoreasmeansofnetworkingbetweenusersratherthansocial bonding.

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