Avatar-driven self-disclosure: The virtual me is the actual me

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Highlights:

• The effect of avatar-self similarity on self-disclosure was examined.

• Self-awareness, self-presence, and identifiability are mediators.

• Avatar similarity increases self-disclosure via self-awareness and self-presence.

• Avatar similarity decreases self-disclosure via identifiability.

摘要

•The effect of avatar-self similarity on self-disclosure was examined.•Self-awareness, self-presence, and identifiability are mediators.•Avatar similarity increases self-disclosure via self-awareness and self-presence.•Avatar similarity decreases self-disclosure via identifiability.

论文关键词:Avatar,Self-disclosure,Self-awareness,Virtual environment

论文评审过程:Available online 17 July 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.06.019