Posting, commenting, and tagging: Effects of sharing news stories on Facebook

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Highlights：

• We experimentally test the psychological effects of sharing news on Facebook.

• Involvement in news content depends on feedback received on shared news stories.

• Receiving valuable comments on shared news content leads to a sense of influence.

• Seeking others’ opinions increases involvement more than sharing one’s own opinion.

• Tagging friends in shared news content leads to feeling a sense of community.

摘要

•We experimentally test the psychological effects of sharing news on Facebook.•Involvement in news content depends on feedback received on shared news stories.•Receiving valuable comments on shared news content leads to a sense of influence.•Seeking others’ opinions increases involvement more than sharing one’s own opinion.•Tagging friends in shared news content leads to feeling a sense of community.

论文关键词：Content sharing,News sharing,Social media,Facebook,Broadcast level,Self as source

论文评审过程：Available online 10 December 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.024