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Anonymity and Self-Disclosure on Weblogs
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Bloggers are typically cautious about engaging in self-disclosure because of concerns that what they post may have negative consequences.This article examines the relationship between anonymity (both visual and discursive) and self-disclosure on weblogs through an online survey.The results suggest that increased visual anonymity is not associated with greater self-disclosure, and the findings about the role of discursive anonymity are mixed.Bloggers whose target audience does not include people they know offline report a higher degree of anonymity than those whose audience does.Future studies need to explore the reasons why bloggers visually and discursively identify themselves in particular ways.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Qian, H., & Scott, C. R.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas System (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- ORCID
- Scott, Craig R.
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1428-1451
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2015071122
- Cited by
- 343
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 58.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media and Digital Communication
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Digital Communication and Language
- Keywords
- anonymity, self-disclosure, blogs, bloggers, online identity, target audience, self-presentation
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