Social Media and Impression Formation & Identity

Question 1

Sherry Turkle (2000)

Answer 1

3 elements of virtual identity: People, Topics, views significant to author

Question 2

Schultze (2015)

Answer 2

Social Media enables us to form, repair and maintain and revise our sense of self

Question 3

Suler (1999)

Answer 3

Presenting an ideal self to the world.

Question 4

Suler (2004/2015) Online Disinhibition Effect

Answer 4

ODE associated with: Hiding place to develop a new/different identity, more disclosure, easier development of trust and emotional commitment.

Question 5

Reduced emphasis on physical appearance

Answer 5

Less Judgement based on looks. Those normally constrained by (Physical/Psychological)

Question 6

Tyagi (2008)

Answer 6

Don’t value real world identities as much as online ones.

Question 7

Impression Management

Answer 7

Process of Controlling the impression that others form (Chester & Bretherton, 2007) “Never get a second chance to make a first impression” only ture F-T-F

Question 8

Personality: Openness Guadango et al (2007)

Answer 8

Trait of bloggers identity. (freedom to express + need for self expression) Show off how clever, witty, creative they are.

Question 9

Agreeableness Leary & Allen (2011)

Fullwood et al (2017)

Answer 9

L & A - those ‘agreeable’ concerned with self-presentation (aim to foster favourable impressions in others)

F - Bloggers ‘selective disclosure (reveal certain parts of self ) want to be liked so select achievements

Question 10

Introversion

Amichai-Hamburger et al (2010)

Marriott & Buchanan (2014)

Answer 10

Introverts had more detailed FB profiles, but less friends than extroverts

Introverts more able to express their true self online as concerns of others reactions nullified online.

Question 11

Neuroticism

Answer 11

Gosling et al (2011) behaved same online

Question 12

Hall et al (2010)

Answer 12

Looked at all five factors together

High C = less likely to mis-represent self (worried about future ramifications)

More A = less likely to mis-represent self (concerned for others, so would not want to deceive others)

Less O = more likely to mis-represent self

More E= did not mis-represent self (happy with self or expect others to like them)

N = no differences (online/offline)

Question 13

Self Esteem

Answer 13

Joinson (2004) Low SE preferred online to offline, specifically when they perceived risk in communication context

Wu et al (2011) Low Se = more wary of self presentation failure, so take more proactive steps to develop positive impression.

Question 14

Narcissm

Answer 14

Mehdizadeh (2010) spend longer on Fb engage in more self promotional activities (pose in more photos/editing)

Buffardi & Campbell (2008) more self promoting, more attractive/sexier photos

Profiles rated high for: confidence/status/enthusiasm

Rated low for: friendly/kind/likeable.

Question 15

Conclusions

Answer 15

Impression management plays a pivotal role in shaping everyday behaviour: people manipulate others’ impressions for material, social and occupational motives

Personality traits affects how we perceive the world and influence the way in which we present ourselves to others online-

Some may be more vulnerable to influence