Social anxiety, attributes of online communication and self-disclosure across private and public Facebook communication

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Highlights：

• Social anxiety was related to the attributes of public and private Facebook use.

• The attributes led to a disinhibition effect in private but not public Facebook use.

• Disinhibition was related to increased self disclosure on Facebook.

• Socially anxious may be attracted to private not public online communication.

摘要

•Social anxiety was related to the attributes of public and private Facebook use.•The attributes led to a disinhibition effect in private but not public Facebook use.•Disinhibition was related to increased self disclosure on Facebook.•Socially anxious may be attracted to private not public online communication.

论文关键词：Social anxiety,Online reduced-cues,Online controllability,Online disinhibition,Online self-disclosure

论文评审过程：Received 29 September 2015, Revised 22 December 2015, Accepted 28 December 2015, Available online 14 January 2016, Version of Record 14 January 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.066