Artikel: Self-disclosure in social media (Bazarova & Choi, 2014) Flashcards
When does the most disclosure happen?
Intimate disclosures are most shared with either a complete stranger of a trusted companion within a dyadic boundary. (dyadic = trusted two-person relationship)
When does the least self-disclosure happen?
The least self-disclosure happens between acquintances who do not know each other well but anticipate future interaction, and in the presence of uninvolved third parties due to increased vulnerability.
5 categories of disclosure goals
- Social validation, by increasing social approval and liking
- Self-expression, venting out negative emotions and disclosing problems.
- Relational development, increase intimacy and closeness
- Identity clarification, information about one’s identity and position for itself and others
- Social control, sharing information about self to control social outcomes
H1: People pursue different disclosure goals in Facebook status updates, wall posts and private messages
TRUE
H2: Disclosures directed at a familiar other (via private message) are associated with relational development goals more than disclosures directed at general others, as via Facebook status updates.
TRUE
H3a: People pursue greater social validation goals in nondirected status updates compared to directed wall posts and private messages
TRUE
H3b: social validation goals are more salient in public wall posts compared to private messages because of wall posts’ visibility
TRUE
H4: SNS users can adapt to different affordances by choosing to reveal less intimate
and private information via public status updates and wall posts than via private
messaging on Facebook.
TRUE
H5: disclosure goals are expected to affect disclosure intimacy.
TRUE
H6: less intimate disclosure is associated with social validation goals compared to
other self-disclosure goals, especially the more personally involving relational
development goals
TRUE
