Personality and the Internet

Question 1

Who looked at the online disinhibition effect?

Answer 1

Suler 2004

Question 2

What is the online disinhibition effect?

Answer 2

The reduction of non-verbal effect cues eases the process of communicating online (such as vocal tone)

Question 3

Who looked at the tripartite self-disclosure effect?

Answer 3

Ostendorf & Brand, 2022

Question 4

What is the tripartite self-disclosure effect?

Answer 4

The specificity of the environment, as well as our
own cognition, has a greater impact on shaping how we communicate online.

Question 5

What is the structure of the tripartite model?

Answer 5

Individual features + environmental features –> perception–> impulsive system

Question 6

What are individual features of the tripartite?

Answer 6

General attributes (personality facets such as extraversion)
Cog attributes (self control)
Thinking styles (need for cog)
Privacy related features (need for privacy, experience, expertise
Situational induced states (current mood, norms)

Question 7

What are environmental features?

Answer 7

Application-related features (social media cues, audience characteristics)
Decision situation-related features (info about pos and negative long term consequences, riskiness)

Question 8

What is perception in the tripartite?

Answer 8

External + internal triggers
Short and long term benefits and risks
Personal control

Question 9

What is the impulsive system of the tripartite?

Answer 9

Decision related
Anticipated emotions
Conditionings
Rewards

Question 10

What is the reflective system of the tripartite?

Answer 10

Awareness
Weighing up long term and short term benefits
Monitoring
Inhibitory control

Question 11

What is self disclosure decision?

Answer 11

Regard to various dimensions
Privacy ajustments

Question 12

What is behavioural related consequences?

Answer 12

Short term pos or neg
Long term pos or neg

Question 13

Who created the online environment effect?

Answer 13

Suler 2004

Question 14

What is the online environment?

Answer 14

How communicating online is different to communicating offline

Question 15

Who spoke about self-disclosure?

Answer 15

Cozby 1973

Question 16

What is self disclosure?

Answer 16

Revealing info about the self

Question 17

Who spoke of online self-disclosure?

Answer 17

Kim & Dindia 2011

Question 18

What is online self-disclosure?

Answer 18

Revealing info about the self in an online contect

Question 19

Who spoke of social capital?

Answer 19

Putnam 2001

Question 20

What is social capital?

Answer 20

The formation and maintenance of our social network

Question 21

What is bonding?

Answer 21

Maintaining pre-existing connections

Question 22

What is bridging?

Answer 22

Forming new relationships

Question 23

Who looked at self-disclosure?

Answer 23

D’Agata et al 2020
Caci et al 2019

Question 24

What did D’Agata et al find?

Answer 24

Low in honesty-humility and low in conscientiousness leads to higher online self-disclosure and high bridging social capital

Question 25

What is the reasoning for D'Agata et al's findings?

Answer 25

Honesty is a desirable characteristic for friendships

Question 26

What are the findings from Caci et al 2019?

Answer 26

High openness and high conscientiousness, higher online self-disclosure + higher bonding social capital

Question 27

What is the reasoning for Caci et al findings?

Answer 27

More cautious about what is posted (D'Agata et al 2021) Less time online and more time bonding (Ryan & Xenos)

Question 28

Who looked at personality and the internet?

Answer 28

D'Agata & Kwantes 2020

Question 29

What did D'Agata & Kwantes look at?

Answer 29

The HEXACO model and how it can be associated with online disinhibition If H-H is associated with the dark triad

Question 30

What was found with D'Agata and Kwantes?

Answer 30

H-H predicted both online disinhibition and risky online behaviours Lower rating of H-H are associated with manipulative behaviours (predictor of infidelity and cheating Low H-H associated with less regard for others Online disinhibition facilitate antisocial behaviour Online influences thoselow in H-H to behave antisocially

Question 31

Who looked at how personality is associated with smartphone use?

Answer 31

Horwood and Anglin 2018

Question 32

What did Horwood and Anglim find?

Answer 32

Emotionality and neuroticism were strong predictors of problematic smart phone use Emotionality is similar to neuroticism High emotionality= more assurance from social relationships High emotionality= prone to anxiety and depression and may seek support online

Question 33

Who looked at video gamers and differences in personality?

Answer 33

Abbasi et al

Question 34

What did Abbasi et al find?

Answer 34

Video games= more conscientiousness High conscientiousness= value skill development than low C High C= more strategic Links to tripartite= specificity of environment features in video games may impact people high in conscientiousness self-disclosure

Question 35

What is a criticism of Abbasi et al?

Answer 35

16-19 years old, limited age range Graham & Gosling found conflicting results

Question 36

Who looked at sexting and the HEXACO?

Answer 36

Morelli et al

Question 37

What did Morelli et al find?

Answer 37

High E predicted sexting and risky sexting behaviours High E= correlated with socialisation and novel social seekig Links to TP= extraverts impulsive system may increase likelihood of online self-disclosure