Self-disclosure and liking in computer-mediated communication

Kashian, Nicole; Jang, Jeong-woo; Shin, Soo Yun; Dai, Yue; Walther, Joseph B.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.041

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“…Hence, our findings suggest that perceiving another person as more similar to themselves can help individuals to perceive the other person more positively, feel UIA and initiate an interaction, and eventually overcoming shyness and dismissing the idea of a possible rejection (for examples in online dating, see Blackhart, Fitzpatrick, & Williamson, 2014;Schaller & Murray, 2008). More broadly, our findings resonate with recent research by Kashian, Jang, Shin, Dai, and Walther (2017) showing an association between online self-disclosure and liking. If the perception of others as more attractive and more similar lead to greater UIA, it can also promote greater self-disclosure.…”

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A new look at online attraction: Unilateral initial attraction and the pivotal role of perceived similarity

Rodrigues

Lopes

Goldenberg

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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https://repositorio.iscte-iul.pt ONLINE ATTRACTION AND THE UIA PHENOMENON 1 NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Computers in Human Behavior. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently

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A new look at online attraction: Unilateral initial attraction and the pivotal role of perceived similarity

Rodrigues

Lopes

Goldenberg

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…The finding that coworkers' friendship-acts were positively associated with closeness regardless of individuals' preferences for segmentation is intriguing. It suggests that connecting on Facebook leads to greater disclosure of one's own information and of one's coworkers', and that this mere disclosure increases one's sense of connection with coworkers, in line with social psychology findings [49,90].…”

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Connections with Coworkers on Social Network Sites: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Ollier‐Malaterre¹,

Foucreault²

2019

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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A large number of individuals are connected with their coworkers on social network sites (SNS) that are personal and professional (e.g., Facebook), with consequences on workplace relationships. Drawing on SNS, social identity and boundary management literatures, we surveyed 202 employees and found that coworkers' friendship-acts (e.g., liking, commenting) were positively associated with closeness to coworkers when coworkers were of the same age or older than the focal individual, and with organizational citizenship behaviors towards coworkers (OCBI) when coworkers were of the same age. Harmful behaviors from coworkers (e.g., disparaging comment) were negatively associated with closeness (but not with OBCI) when coworkers were older than the focal individual. In addition, preferences for the segmentation of one's professional and personal roles moderated the relationship between coworkers' friendship-acts and OCBI (but not closeness) such that the positive relationship was stronger when the focal individual had low (vs. high) preferences for segmentation.

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“…These arguments suggest that image and reputation are likely to be highly valued in an online environment. Indeed, Chiang & Suen (2015) find evidence of a strong relationship between self-presentation and hiring recommendations on the LinkedIn platform, while both Kashian et al (2017) and Batenburg & Bartels (2017) find that increased levels of self-disclosure positively influence respect and likability in various computer-mediated contexts. Individuals therefor seem likely to employ a strategy of self-enhancement in order to make the best impression to others (Bareket-Bojmel et al, 2016).…”

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Being seen to care: The relationship between self-presentation and contributions to online pro-social crowdfunding campaigns

Cox

Nguyen

Thorpe

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Computers in Human Behavior

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Although the potential for image enhancement has long been considered one of the key motivations for prosocial behavior in conventional offline settings, comparatively little evidence exists as to whether the same assumptions hold for online interactions. Our study addresses this gap in the literature by investigating whether self-presentation leads to variations in prosocial behaviors among contributors to online pro-social crowdfunding campaigns. We present an analysis of data from the Internet crowdfunding platform 'Lendwithcare', which combines the results of a tailored survey with recorded patterns of actual funding activity. By using the presence of a publicly visible lender profile as a proxy for image consciousness, we hypothesize that self-presenting funders will increase levels of visible activity (number of loans made), but will not vary levels of non-visible activity (average monetary value of each loan) relative to other funders. We find empirical evidence that is largely consistent with our hypotheses. Our findings are likely to be of interest to both academics and practitioners seeking to better understand funder motivations and prosocial behaviors in online settings.

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Self-disclosure and liking in computer-mediated communication

Cited by 51 publications

References 26 publications

A new look at online attraction: Unilateral initial attraction and the pivotal role of perceived similarity

A new look at online attraction: Unilateral initial attraction and the pivotal role of perceived similarity

Connections with Coworkers on Social Network Sites: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Being seen to care: The relationship between self-presentation and contributions to online pro-social crowdfunding campaigns

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