Self-Disclosure in online communities

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Authors

MACHÁČKOVÁ Hana DĚDKOVÁ Lenka

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology
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Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web http://www.medimond.com/proceedings/moreinfo/20130903_index.pdf
Field Psychology
Keywords Self-disclosure; online communities
Description In this study, we examined the self-disclosure of Czech adolescent members of purely online communities (N = 244). We analyzed the association between self-disclosure and the online disinhibition, disclosing behavior of other members, and the fear of misusing published information (controlling for gender and age). Online disinhibition and members´ disclosing behavior positively predicted self-disclosure in online community; fear of information misuse had no effect. The findings are discussed with regard to the group norms of self-disclosure and online risks.
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