Self‐Disclosure of Personal Constructs

Waring, Edward M.

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1990.00399.x

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“…In order to obtain an objective measure of self-disclosure, prespecified words and expressions in the chat-session transcripts were counted (and verified by two trained counters). Consistent with previous studies (Derlega & Berg, 1987;Joinson, 2001a;Waring, 1990;Barak & Gluck-Ofri, 2007), the category of words and expressions indicative of self-disclosure included nouns and verbs that expressed emotion, as well as words that did not convey emotion, but contained the firstperson declension in either a conjugated verb or a possessive noun or adjective. Self-disclosing frequencies ranged from 7 to 127 (across all participants).…”

Section: Methodssupporting

confidence: 61%

The benign online disinhibition effect: Could situational factors induce self-disclosure and prosocial behaviors?

Lapidot-Lefler¹,

Barak²

2015

Cyberpsychology

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The current study, which focuses on the benign effects of disinhibition, was designed as a continuation of an earlier study conducted on the toxic effects of online disinhibition (Lapidot-Lefler & Barak, 2012). Using a factorial design, the study examined the effects of three online situational factors—anonymity, invisibility, and lack of eye contact—on inducing self-disclosure and prosocial behaviors as expressions of benign online disinhibition. Random pairs of adult strangers (n = 144) discussed a dilemma and were required to reach a joint solution using online chat. Self-disclosure and prosocial behavior effects were measured using participants’ self-reports, expert judges’ ratings of chat transcripts, and textual analyses of the conversations. Results suggested that the interaction between anonymity and invisibility had a significant effect on the revealing of emotions. Lack of eye contact, the interaction between anonymity and invisibility and the interaction between lack of eye contact and invisibility had a significant effect on the inducement of first-person words. The interaction between anonymity, invisibility and lack of eye contact had significant effects on the total self-disclosure score, yet no significant effects were found for prosocial behaviors. A discussion of the findings with regard to previous research on toxic online disinhibition suggests that different factors play a role in the inducement of benign vs. toxic online disinhibition effects. More research is required to substantiate current findings and determine the nature of the contribution of each situational factor.

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Section: Methodssupporting

confidence: 61%

The benign online disinhibition effect: Could situational factors induce self-disclosure and prosocial behaviors?

Lapidot-Lefler¹,

Barak²

2015

Cyberpsychology

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“…Self‐disclosure is defined as a verbal revelation of personal information including thoughts, feelings, and experiences (Derlega, Metts, Petronio, & Marguilis, ) that the receiver is unlikely to hear from someone else (Waring, ). It has been identified as one of the core indicators of the development of a relationship (Derlega et al, ; Knapp & Vangelisti, ) that significantly correlates with liking (Collins & Miller, ).…”

Section: Social Media Normsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Double-Edged Sword: The Effects of Journalists' Social Media Activities on Audience Perceptions of Journalists and Their News Products

Lee

2015

J Comput-Mediat Comm

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As social media become popular news platforms, journalists and news organizations have been keen to capitalize on their potential to build and maintain audiences. However, little is known about the extent to which these efforts may have adverse implications. Based on normative theories, the present study investigates the influence of journalists' social media activities (specifically, self‐disclosure and interaction with other users) on audience perceptions of journalists. An experiment (N = 267) revealed that: Although both journalists' self‐disclosure and interaction positively influenced audience perceptions of the journalists in the personal dimension, interaction negatively influenced audience perceptions in the professional dimension; and the perceptions transferred to perceptions of news products, thereby mediating the relationship between journalists' social media activities and audience news perceptions.

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“…Jourard () defined self‐disclosure as a verbal revelation of personal information to others. This personal information may include the experiences, attitudes, feelings, and thoughts of the individual (Derlega, Metts, Petronio, & Margulis, ) that tend to be private in the sense that the receiver is unlikely to hear them from someone else (Waring, ). Research has documented the major role played by self‐disclosure in the creation and continuation of social relationships.…”

Section: Self‐disclosurementioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Disclosure and the Liking of Participants in Reality TV

Tal‐Or

Hershman-Shitrit

2014

Hum Commun Res

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Reality TV shows are characterized by the very intimate self-disclosure of their participants early on in the shows. In everyday interactions, however, such intimate self-disclosure is welcomed only when it evolves gradually. This discrepancy between reality shows and real life apparently contradicts previous research documenting the similarity between real relationships and relationships with media characters. The current research explores this apparent contradiction by examining whether the relationship between self-disclosure and liking and the rules about the timing of self-disclosure that apply in everyday interactions apply in reality TV. Study 1 shows that viewers prefer characters who make early intimate disclosures, and Study 2 shows that they prefer this disclosure to evolve gradually and become more intimate, as in real relationships.

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Self‐Disclosure of Personal Constructs

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

The benign online disinhibition effect: Could situational factors induce self-disclosure and prosocial behaviors?

The benign online disinhibition effect: Could situational factors induce self-disclosure and prosocial behaviors?

The Double-Edged Sword: The Effects of Journalists' Social Media Activities on Audience Perceptions of Journalists and Their News Products

Self-Disclosure and the Liking of Participants in Reality TV

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