TY - JOUR T1 - Faith in the Age of Facebook: Exploring the Links Between Religion and Social Network Site Membership and Use JF - Sociology of Religion Y1 - 2013 A1 - Brian J. Miller A1 - Peter Mundey A1 - Jonathan P. Hill KW - adolescents KW - civic participation KW - emerging adulthood KW - internet KW - personal religiosity KW - social networks KW - technology KW - Youth AB - This study examines how religiousness influences social network site (SNS) membership and frequency of use for emerging adults between 18 and 23 years old utilizing Wave 3 survey data from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR). Independent of religion promoting a prosocial orientation, organizational involvement, and civic engagement, Catholics and Evangelical Protestants are more likely than the “not religious” to be SNS members, and more Bible reading is associated with lower levels of SNS membership and use. We argue there are both sacred and secular influences on SNS involvement, and social behaviors, such as being in school and participating in more non-religious organizations, generally positively influence becoming a SNS member, yet certain more private behaviors, such as Bible reading, donating money, and helping the needy, lessen SNS participation. We also suggest four areas for future research to help untangle the influence of religiousness on SNS use and vice versa. VL - 74 UR - http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/content/74/2/227.short IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Faith in the Age of Facebook: Exploring the Links Between Religion and Social Network Site Membership and Use JF - Sociology of Religion Y1 - 2013 A1 - Brian J. Miller ED - Peter Mundey ED - Jonathan P. Hill KW - adolescents/youth KW - civic participation KW - internet KW - personal religiousity KW - social networks KW - technology AB - This study examines how religiousness influences social network site (SNS) membership and frequency of use for emerging adults between 18 and 23 years old utilizing Wave 3 survey data from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR). Independent of religion promoting a prosocial orientation, organizational involvement, and civic engagement, Catholics and Evangelical Protestants are more likely than the “not religious” to be SNS members, and more Bible reading is associated with lower levels of SNS membership and use. We argue there are both sacred and secular influences on SNS involvement, and social behaviors, such as being in school and participating in more non-religious organizations, generally positively influence becoming a SNS member, yet certain more private behaviors, such as Bible reading, donating money, and helping the needy, lessen SNS participation. We also suggest four areas for future research to help untangle the influence of religiousness on SNS use and vice versa. UR - http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/01/09/socrel.srs073.short?rss=1 ER -