People or profiles: Individual differences in online social networking use

被引:45
作者
Carpenter, Jordan M. [1 ]
Green, Melanie C. [1 ]
LaFlam, Jeff [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
关键词
Online social networking; Openness to experience; Mind-reading; Individual differences;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2010.11.006
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
010107 [宗教学];
摘要
Scholars have debated whether social networking websites provide valuable social connections or distract individuals from more rewarding real-life relationships. We propose that examining individual differences in one's tendency to approach versus avoid the perspectives of other people can help resolve this issue: perspective curiosity and perspective defensiveness may predict different patterns of online behaviors. The present study uses a trait measure of Mind-Reading Motivation to assess the relationship of these tendencies with different categories of behaviors on Facebook. Results revealed that certain aspects of Facebook behavior (direct interactions with others over Facebook; Facebook as Real-life Supplement) were associated with approach motivation, a willingness to seek out others' perspectives, while other aspects of Facebook behavior (Facebook-only Relationships; romantic relationship-seeking) were associated with a tendency to effortfully avoid others' perspectives. Furthermore, openness to experience, but not extraversion, predicts Facebook behaviors above and beyond the effect of MRM. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:538 / 541
页数:4
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