Gender differences in Facebook self-presentation: An international randomized study

Tifferet, Sigal; Vilnai‐Yavetz, Iris

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.016

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“…It extends previous international findings for Facebook (Tifferet & Vilnai-Yavetz, 2014) to UK WhatsApp users. The lack of a statistically significant difference for Twitter and Instagram suggests that the relationships are less important for platforms that do not focus on them, such as Twitter (informational).…”

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“…The tendency for females to appear more often with others in profile pictures appears to have persisted over time and across cultures on Facebook (Tifferet & Vilnai-Yavetz, 2014) and therefore may be an important gender difference. Young females may also post more revealing profile pictures (Kapidzic & Herring, 2015).…”

Section: Gender and Social Web Profile Imagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender and image sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp in the UK

Thelwall

Vis

2017

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Mike Thelwall, Farida Vis Purpose: Despite the ongoing shift from text-based to image-based communication in the social web, supported by the affordances of smartphones, little is known about the new image sharing practices. Both gender and platform type seem likely to be important, but it is unclear how. Design/methodology/approach: This article surveys an age-balanced sample of UK Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp image sharers with a range of exploratory questions about platform use, privacy, interactions, technology use and profile pictures. Findings: Females shared photos more often overall and shared images more frequently on Snapchat, but males shared more images on Twitter, particularly for hobbies. Females also tended to have more privacy-related concerns but were more willing, in principle, to share pictures of their children. Females also interacted more through others' images by liking and commenting on them. Both genders used supporting apps but in different ways: females applied filters and posted to albums whereas males retouched photos and used photo organising apps. Finally, males were more likely to be alone in their profile pictures. Practical implications: Those designing visual social web communication strategies to reach out to users should consider the different ways in which platforms are used by males and females to optimise their message for their target audience. Social implications: There are clear gender and platform differences in visual communication strategies. Overall, males may tend to have more informational, and females more relationship-based, skills or needs. Originality/value: This is the first detailed survey of electronic image sharing practices and the first to systematically compare the current generation of platforms.

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Section: Gender and Social Web Profile Imagesmentioning

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Gender and image sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp in the UK

Thelwall

Vis

2017

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“…Attention-seeking behaviour may be detrimental to our social circles because it can encourage negative social comparison between individuals, it increases the negative content of posted information, and because it can lead to exploitation without mutual benefits to social capital and social-grooming needs (Carpenter, 2012;Fox & Moreland, 2015;Garcia & Sikstr€ om, 2014;Paulhus & Williams, 2002). Previous research has found that men are more likely to use Facebook for self-promotion (Karl, Peluchette, & Schlaegel, 2010), especially to accentuate status and risk-taking tendencies (Tifferet & Vilnai-Yavetz, 1991).…”

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Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Ferenczi

Marshall

Bejanyan

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c tPrevious research has found that some people use Facebook for antisocial purposes, such as for "trolling" or attention-seeking. Conversely, others use Facebook in prosocial, relationship-enhancing ways, such as to increase belonging or to connect with friends. Few studies, however, have investigated differences between men and women in their antisocial and prosocial use of Facebook. The present study sought to address this research gap by examining whether these sex differences might be explained by narcissism and relational self-construal (i.e., the extent to which an individual defines their self in terms of close relationships). To this end, 573 participants living in the United States completed measures of narcissism, relational self-construal, and motives for using Facebook. Results revealed that men reported more antisocial motives for using Facebook than did women, which was explained by their greater narcissism. Conversely, women reported stronger prosocial motives for using Facebook, which was explained by their more relational self-construal. We discuss ways that these findings can contribute to the development of interventions to promote prosocial online behaviour.

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“…Specifically, women tend to present themselves via social media as nurturing and familial, while men more frequently engage in self-promotion, accentuating their status and accomplishments [48]. Therefore, the characteristics of nurturing and selfpromoting, when applied to Facebook pages, can be categorized as either feminine or masculine, respectively.…”

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Gender (In)Consistent Communication via Social Media and Hireability: An Exploratory Study

Brouer

Stefanone

Badawy

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Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017)

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Gender differences in Facebook self-presentation: An international randomized study

Cited by 121 publications

References 93 publications

Gender and image sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp in the UK

Gender and image sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp in the UK

Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Gender (In)Consistent Communication via Social Media and Hireability: An Exploratory Study

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