Brandon C Bouchillon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6542425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brandon C Bouchillon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brandon C |
| FAMILY NAME | Bouchillon |
| SIGNATURE | BOUCHILLON B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9562-1165 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Group texting and subjective well-being
Expanding the Limits of “Mere Newspaper Reporting
After World War I, William Bolitho Ryall rose to international fame as a foreign correspondent, newspaper columnist, author, and playwright. In 1930, at the height of his celebrity, he died from a ruptured appendix. He was thirty-nine. During his decade-long career, he wrote numerous news and feature stories, columns, and essays for newspapers and magazines. He also wrote a Broadway play and published six books, including a best seller. His histo…
How to fight loneliness
Anything but Politics
Research indicates that prejudice has been growing in America. Citizens feel increasingly threatened by immigrants, and hate crimes against immigrant groups have risen. Declining interpersonal contact has also made it more difficult to address prejudice directly. This study examines whether nonpolitical social media groups can foster connections that reduce prejudice. These groups allow users to connect on the basis of shared interests, enabling …
The Changing Importance of Competence Generationally
Generalized trust has reached new lows in America, with young Americans now trusting the least. This complicates the process of interacting with new people, which formerly contributed to trust. The present study thus tested whether networked modes of social contact and social learning might add to interpersonal competence and generalized trust. Responses to a national web survey were matched to US Census percentages for sex, race, ethnicity, age,…
Computer games, trust, and immediacy
Interpersonal and Computer-Mediated Competence for Prejudice Reduction
As racial and ethnic diversity have increased in America, prejudice too has expanded. Citizens are more wary of immigrants, with attitudes toward Asian immigrants in particular worsening during COVID-19. Yet less is known about the prejudice directed at other immigrant groups during this period, with research suggesting that feeling capable of interacting with new people could reduce misgivings about diversity. A web survey was conducted in April…
Social networking for social capital
Interactions among citizens have been declining in America for more than 50 years. Generalised trust has also declined starkly, as a measure that depends upon social contact. The present study investigates whether social networking sites can host interactions that feel similar enough to interpersonal life to still contribute to generalised trust. A nationally representative sample of U.S. adults was drawn. Results indicate that social motivations…
The Real Value of Fake Internet Points
The potential for being “liked” on social networking sites to increase life satisfaction and reduce loneliness was tested in a nationally representative web survey and again over time. The initial sample was matched to U.S. Census percentages for sex, race, ethnicity, age, and region of residence in October of 2019 ( N = 1250). A smaller group of respondents was surveyed in January and April of 2020, with the final wave occurring after the COVID-…
Games-based trust
Measures of social capital such as trust have been declining in America for the better part of a century, while an influx of racial and ethnic diversity has apparently quickened the decline. Direct interactions with diversity still contribute to feelings of trust, only demographic differences now prevent the requisite contact from occurring. New means of creating shared experiences have thus become more vital, and the present study tests the valu…
Social Networking for Interpersonal Life
Online and offline interactions are thought to draw from separate but complementary skill sets. This explains why individuals who are competent interpersonally tend to get more out of social networking. At least part of what they already know about interacting applies online. But whether computer-based competence has some bearing on real-world interactional capability is still open to debate. The present study tested associations between computer…
Supplementing Access to Social Capital Over Time
Social capital has been declining in America for the better part of a century, as citizens now find themselves connected to fewer people and resources. But computer-based modes of social contact have at the same time opened up new frontiers for expanding and developing personal relationships online. A two-wave U.S. web survey was used to examine the importance of computer-mediated communication (CMC) competence for social-resource development, me…
Facebooking for Good
The present study examined the benefits of meeting new people on Facebook for social capital. Results of a two-wave national web survey ( N = 387) indicate that using the site to meet and interact with new people relates to trusting more in the average person over time. Facebook sociability also moderates the negative association between neighborhood diversity and trust over time. Diversity has less of a negative impact on trust locally for users…
Patching the Melting Pot
The more racial or ethnic diversity a person lives around in America, the less likely they are to take part in civic life, or to profess feelings of trust for the average person. Differences have instead become reasons to pull back, prompting a mass erosion of social capital, by undermining social contact. The present study moves the conversation online, to the Facebook group setting in particular, as a means of highlighting shared interests whil…
Making Them Count
In light of waning interpersonal contact in America, scholars have turned their attention to social network sites and the opportunities these provide for building and maintaining social relationships. The present study adds to this research, using national survey data from U.S. adults to examine how motivated use of Facebook for expanding and diversifying personal networks might revitalize real-world efforts of sociability for users, and returns …
Social Ties and Generalized Trust, Online and in Person
Results of the present survey ( n = 888) suggest that having strong social ties (or bonding social capital) fosters generalized trust, in support of conflict theory. There was no link between bridging social capital, or one’s more diverse ties, and trust. Facebook use was found to have an indirect but positive influence on trust through levels of bonding social capital. Civic engagement was also positively related to trust through the same measur…
Social Ties and Generalized Trust, Online and in Person
Results of the present survey ( n = 888) suggest that having strong social ties (or bonding social capital) fosters generalized trust, in support of conflict theory. There was no link between bridging social capital, or one’s more diverse ties, and trust. Facebook use was found to have an indirect but positive influence on trust through levels of bonding social capital. Civic engagement was also positively related to trust through the same measur…
Supplementing Access to Social Capital Over Time
Social capital has been declining in America for the better part of a century, as citizens now find themselves connected to fewer people and resources. But computer-based modes of social contact have at the same time opened up new frontiers for expanding and developing personal relationships online. A two-wave U.S. web survey was used to examine the importance of computer-mediated communication (CMC) competence for social-resource development, me…
Patching the Melting Pot
The more racial or ethnic diversity a person lives around in America, the less likely they are to take part in civic life, or to profess feelings of trust for the average person. Differences have instead become reasons to pull back, prompting a mass erosion of social capital, by undermining social contact. The present study moves the conversation online, to the Facebook group setting in particular, as a means of highlighting shared interests whil…
Making Them Count
In light of waning interpersonal contact in America, scholars have turned their attention to social network sites and the opportunities these provide for building and maintaining social relationships. The present study adds to this research, using national survey data from U.S. adults to examine how motivated use of Facebook for expanding and diversifying personal networks might revitalize real-world efforts of sociability for users, and returns …
Social Networking for Interpersonal Life
Online and offline interactions are thought to draw from separate but complementary skill sets. This explains why individuals who are competent interpersonally tend to get more out of social networking. At least part of what they already know about interacting applies online. But whether computer-based competence has some bearing on real-world interactional capability is still open to debate. The present study tested associations between computer…
Facebooking for Good
The present study examined the benefits of meeting new people on Facebook for social capital. Results of a two-wave national web survey ( N = 387) indicate that using the site to meet and interact with new people relates to trusting more in the average person over time. Facebook sociability also moderates the negative association between neighborhood diversity and trust over time. Diversity has less of a negative impact on trust locally for users…
Interpersonal and Computer-Mediated Competence for Prejudice Reduction
As racial and ethnic diversity have increased in America, prejudice too has expanded. Citizens are more wary of immigrants, with attitudes toward Asian immigrants in particular worsening during COVID-19. Yet less is known about the prejudice directed at other immigrant groups during this period, with research suggesting that feeling capable of interacting with new people could reduce misgivings about diversity. A web survey was conducted in April…
Social Ties and Generalized Trust, Online and in Person
Results of the present survey ( n = 888) suggest that having strong social ties (or bonding social capital) fosters generalized trust, in support of conflict theory. There was no link between bridging social capital, or one’s more diverse ties, and trust. Facebook use was found to have an indirect but positive influence on trust through levels of bonding social capital. Civic engagement was also positively related to trust through the same measur…
Making Them Count
In light of waning interpersonal contact in America, scholars have turned their attention to social network sites and the opportunities these provide for building and maintaining social relationships. The present study adds to this research, using national survey data from U.S. adults to examine how motivated use of Facebook for expanding and diversifying personal networks might revitalize real-world efforts of sociability for users, and returns …
Patching the Melting Pot
The more racial or ethnic diversity a person lives around in America, the less likely they are to take part in civic life, or to profess feelings of trust for the average person. Differences have instead become reasons to pull back, prompting a mass erosion of social capital, by undermining social contact. The present study moves the conversation online, to the Facebook group setting in particular, as a means of highlighting shared interests whil…
Supplementing Access to Social Capital Over Time
Social capital has been declining in America for the better part of a century, as citizens now find themselves connected to fewer people and resources. But computer-based modes of social contact have at the same time opened up new frontiers for expanding and developing personal relationships online. A two-wave U.S. web survey was used to examine the importance of computer-mediated communication (CMC) competence for social-resource development, me…
Facebooking for Good
The present study examined the benefits of meeting new people on Facebook for social capital. Results of a two-wave national web survey ( N = 387) indicate that using the site to meet and interact with new people relates to trusting more in the average person over time. Facebook sociability also moderates the negative association between neighborhood diversity and trust over time. Diversity has less of a negative impact on trust locally for users…
Games-based trust
Measures of social capital such as trust have been declining in America for the better part of a century, while an influx of racial and ethnic diversity has apparently quickened the decline. Direct interactions with diversity still contribute to feelings of trust, only demographic differences now prevent the requisite contact from occurring. New means of creating shared experiences have thus become more vital, and the present study tests the valu…
Social Networking for Interpersonal Life
Online and offline interactions are thought to draw from separate but complementary skill sets. This explains why individuals who are competent interpersonally tend to get more out of social networking. At least part of what they already know about interacting applies online. But whether computer-based competence has some bearing on real-world interactional capability is still open to debate. The present study tested associations between computer…
Social networking for social capital
Interactions among citizens have been declining in America for more than 50 years. Generalised trust has also declined starkly, as a measure that depends upon social contact. The present study investigates whether social networking sites can host interactions that feel similar enough to interpersonal life to still contribute to generalised trust. A nationally representative sample of U.S. adults was drawn. Results indicate that social motivations…
The Real Value of Fake Internet Points
The potential for being “liked” on social networking sites to increase life satisfaction and reduce loneliness was tested in a nationally representative web survey and again over time. The initial sample was matched to U.S. Census percentages for sex, race, ethnicity, age, and region of residence in October of 2019 ( N = 1250). A smaller group of respondents was surveyed in January and April of 2020, with the final wave occurring after the COVID-…
Computer games, trust, and immediacy
Interpersonal and Computer-Mediated Competence for Prejudice Reduction
As racial and ethnic diversity have increased in America, prejudice too has expanded. Citizens are more wary of immigrants, with attitudes toward Asian immigrants in particular worsening during COVID-19. Yet less is known about the prejudice directed at other immigrant groups during this period, with research suggesting that feeling capable of interacting with new people could reduce misgivings about diversity. A web survey was conducted in April…
The Changing Importance of Competence Generationally
Generalized trust has reached new lows in America, with young Americans now trusting the least. This complicates the process of interacting with new people, which formerly contributed to trust. The present study thus tested whether networked modes of social contact and social learning might add to interpersonal competence and generalized trust. Responses to a national web survey were matched to US Census percentages for sex, race, ethnicity, age,…
Expanding the Limits of “Mere Newspaper Reporting
After World War I, William Bolitho Ryall rose to international fame as a foreign correspondent, newspaper columnist, author, and playwright. In 1930, at the height of his celebrity, he died from a ruptured appendix. He was thirty-nine. During his decade-long career, he wrote numerous news and feature stories, columns, and essays for newspapers and magazines. He also wrote a Broadway play and published six books, including a best seller. His histo…
How to fight loneliness
Anything but Politics
Research indicates that prejudice has been growing in America. Citizens feel increasingly threatened by immigrants, and hate crimes against immigrant groups have risen. Declining interpersonal contact has also made it more difficult to address prejudice directly. This study examines whether nonpolitical social media groups can foster connections that reduce prejudice. These groups allow users to connect on the basis of shared interests, enabling …
Group texting and subjective well-being
Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (11 works) · Social Media and Politics (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social capital (7 works) · Social Capital and Networks (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works)