本研究結合文化、個人特質與社會網絡文獻，探討文化與個人特質對社會網絡中資訊傳遞的影響性。樣本來源為台灣大學生與在台外籍團體，由於問卷採記名方式，因此樣本取得不易，發放79份社會網絡問卷，共回收了57份問卷，使用SPSS統計軟體與ucinet社會網絡軟體分析結果，得以下結論：從文化角度來看，比起個人主義團體，集體主義團體資訊傳遞方式較為緊密。從自我構念角度來看，比起獨立我個體，相依我個體與他人資訊傳遞方式較為緊密，且與其他個體距離較接近。調節焦點理論對社會網絡資訊傳遞方式無顯著影響。

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