Expressing the “True Self” on Facebook

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Highlights:

• 2 Studies examined true self expression (TSE) to offline friends on Facebook.

• TSE was positively associated with self-reported Facebook activity and disclosure.

• TSE was positively related to self-reported self-oriented motives for this activity.

• TSE was positively related to observed frequency of posting on others’ walls.

• TSE was positively related to experimenter-rated personal disclosure on one’s own wall.

摘要

•2 Studies examined true self expression (TSE) to offline friends on Facebook.•TSE was positively associated with self-reported Facebook activity and disclosure.•TSE was positively related to self-reported self-oriented motives for this activity.•TSE was positively related to observed frequency of posting on others’ walls.•TSE was positively related to experimenter-rated personal disclosure on one’s own wall.

论文关键词:“True self”,Facebook,Social networking websites,Self-presentation

论文评审过程:Available online 1 December 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.052