Personality and the internet

Question 1

Online Disinhibition effect

Answer 1

• The reduction of non verbal cues (e.g. vocal tone) eases the processes of online communication
• first theory which recognised communicating online Is different to communicating online

Question 2

The tripartite self disclosure decision model

Answer 2

• our environment as well as our own cognition has a greater impact on shaping how we communicate online.
• Split into Individual features and environmental features
• individual = personality facets (extraversion and trait impulsivity)
• environmental = application related settings such as audience characteristics and size

Question 3

Self disclosure

Answer 3

• revealing information about self, important for building relationships and the more disclosed = more trust

online self disclosure - revealing information about self online

Question 4

Social capital

Answer 4

• the formation and maintenance of our social network

There are two parts of social capital:
- Bonding, maintaining existing connections (friendships which already exist)
- Bridging, forming new relationships

Question 5

Evidence for self disclosure

Answer 5

D’Agata et al (2020) low conscientiousness = higher online disclosure and higher bridging

Caci et al (2019) high consciousness = higher bonding social capital

Question 6

D’Agata and Kwantes (2020)

How the HEXACO model is associated with online disinhibition.

Answer 6

• ps were 49mean, aren’t as used to social media as younger children.
• tripartite model, online environment influences those low in honesty-humility to behave antisocially
• low ratings of honesty humility are associated with manipulative and sly behaviours
• online disinhibition facilitates anti social behaviour.

Question 7

Harwood and Anglim (2018)

Answer 7

• Interested in how personality is associated with problematic smart phone use (where it affects sleep and academic performance)
• Participants mean age 24
• emotionality and neuroticism were the strongest predictors of problematic smart phone usage
• tripartite model, emotions ma influence their impulse when self disclosing online

Question 8

Abbasi et al (2022)

Answer 8

• Video gamers and non video gamers present differences In personality traits
• video gamers more conscientious than non video gamers
• link to tripartite, the speciality of the environmental features within video games may impact those high in conscientiousness self disclosure.

Question 9

Morelli et al (2020)

Answer 9

• Does HEXACO model predict sexting behaviours
• High extraversion predicted risky sexting behaviours
• tripartite, extraverts impulsive system may increase likelihood of online self disclosure

Question 10

Timmermans et al (2018)

Answer 10

• Interested in whether personality and Dark triad traits predict tinder users.
• they looked at difference between single and non single tinder users but ps may have been dishonest
• those low in agreeableness are more likely to be non single tinder users
• tripartite model, those low in agreeableness may be less likely to perceive the short and long term risks of being unfaithful, especially with the environmental features of the online space

Question 11

Lim et al (2020)

Answer 11

• interested in whether personality predicts online consumer behaviour
• those high in openness to experience also engage with adverts more