The function of self-disclosure on social network sites: Not only intimate, but also positive and entertaining self-disclosures increase the feeling of connection

Ambient intimacy on Twitter

“…In this study, we found that participants treated most of the tweets from their followees as appropriate. Under these circumstances, a higher level of perceived disclosure intimacy was found to be positively correlated to the development of ambient intimacy, which is in line with previous findings (Altman & Taylor, 1973;Rains et al, 2014;Utz, 2015b). Perhaps, similar to the results in Cozby's (1972) study, it is possible to observe a reverse U-shaped relationship between perceived disclosure intimacy and ambient intimacy: A certain level of disclosure intimacy is good for promoting ambient intimacy, but highly intimate self-disclosure, when perceived as inappropriate, would probably backfire (Bazarova, 2012).…”

“…This is in line with Utz's (2015b) findings that, compared to other predictors such as perceived message intimacy and positivity, perceived entertainment value played a better role in predicting a feeling of connection. In addition, the perceived information value of tweets also contributed to the development of ambient intimacy.…”

“…How do the entertainment and information value influence the development of ambient intimacy? Recently, Utz (2015b) examined what types of self-disclosure on Facebook are more likely to increase a feeling of connection from a recipient's perspective. She found that disclosures that were intimate and entertaining were positively correlated with a higher feeling of connection on Facebook.…”

Information Re-Sharing on Social Network Sites in the Age of Fake News

“…As predicted by TPB and TAM, usage intentions are a strong predictor of SNS use (Baker & White, 2010), therefore, the usage intention construct is used as a proxy for the actual usage in IS research (Taylor & Todd, 1995;Van der Heijden, 2003;Venkatesh et al, 2003) and in SNS usage studies (Kwon & Wen, 2010). SNS usage behaviors vary widely and include such behaviors as online social interaction and communication (Sykes et al, 2009), relationship maintenance (Utz, 2015), information seeking and exchange (Borgatti & Cross, 2003), information self-disclosure (Chen, 2013), location disclosure (Koohikamali, Gerhart, & Mousavizadeh, 2015), content sharing (Z. Shi, Rui, & Whinston, 2014), mongering (rumoring) (Koohikamali & Kim, 2016;Oh et al, 2013), and entertainment (C. Lee & Ma, 2012).…”

A Three-way Interaction Model of Information Withholding: Investigating the Role of Information Sensitivity, Prevention Focus, and Interdependent Self-Construal

“…Information disclosure about oneself is often known as self-disclosure, and refers to the revelation of personal information to others (Derlega & Chaikin, 1977). The personal information disclosed in SNSs includes not only the static information (e.g., gender, birthday, education background, hometown, e-mail, and phone numbers) required in user profile fields, but also the more dynamic information (e.g., photos, experiences, thoughts, feelings, concerns, and fears) revealed by users' actual usage of SNSs, such as updating status, sharing, commenting, and liking (Chang & Heo, 2014;Taddei & Contena, 2013;Utz, 2015).…”