Gratifications, collective self-esteem, online emotional openness, and traitlike communication apprehension as predictors of Facebook uses
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This study explores whether and how gratifications and psychological traits impact people's Facebook use. First, a factor analysis of an online survey (N= 437) outlined a unique set of gratifications obtained from the use of Facebook. Six aspects of gratifications (i.e., social surveillance, entertainment, recognition, emotional support, network extension, and maintenance) were identified. Results from regression analyses showed that psychological traits (i.e., collective self-esteem, online emotional openness, and traitlike communication apprehension) were strong predictors of most Facebook gratifications. Additionally, gratifications and, to a lesser extent, psychological traits significantly predicted Facebook usage, both in perceived importance and different indicators in the level of Facebook use.
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Findings from research suggest that individuals with higher self-esteem scores may use SNSs excessively or develop addictive tendencies.
“On the other hand, there are findings from research that suggest that individuals with higher self-esteem scores may use SNSs excessively (e.g., for purposes such as social enhancement) or develop addictive tendencies (Barker, 2009;Zhang et al., 2011;Zywica & Danowski, 2008).”
From Till logout do us part? Comparison of factors predicting excessive social network sites use and addiction between Singaporean adolescents and adults (2017) · cites this paper as Zhang et al., 2011
Users who feel a strong membership to online community as part of their identity show a higher level of gratification in SNSs participation.
“Users who feel a strong membership to online community as part of their identity show a higher level of gratification in SNSs participation (Zhang, Tang, & Leung, 2011).”
From Till logout do us part? Comparison of factors predicting excessive social network sites use and addiction between Singaporean adolescents and adults (2017) · cites this paper as Zhang et al., 2011
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- Authors
- Zhang, Y., Tang, L. S.-T., & Leung, L.
- Affiliations
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Zhang, Yin
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-12
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 733-739
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W1981620287
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 28.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Keywords
- Facebook use, gratification, collective self-esteem, psychological characteristics, social surveillance, entertainment, recognition, emotional support, network expansion
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Communication, Emotions, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Self Disclosure, Social Perception, Internet, Social Networking
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