More than friends: Popularity on Facebook and its role in impression formation
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Social networking sites such as Facebook are becoming increasingly popular and important but it remains unclear which aspects of profiles convey information used to form impressions. This study expands on research investigating the role of popularity online and its impact on perceptions of targets' personality and appearance. Facebook profile owners' popularity was manipulated via number of friends and photos, and type of wall activity. Participants were 102 undergraduates who viewed 4 Facebook profiles (a popular and unpopular male and female) and judged the individuals represented by each. Popular targets were perceived to be more socially and physically attractive, extroverted and approachable than unpopular targets. Findings mirror offline effects and provide clues as to how profiles are examined and information extracted.
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Individuals seeking stability in understanding their own identity or seeking identity formation are likely to look towards SNSs because SNSs provide an engaging platform for identity exploration, allow self-expression, interaction with friends, joining social groups, and controlling how others perceive them.
“Individuals seeking some stability in understanding their own identity or seeking identity formation are likely to look towards SNSs as they: (a) provide an engaging platform for identity exploration, (b) allow individuals to freely express themselves, (c) provide a platform to interact with their friends, (d) allow them to join social groups to acquire group identities, and (e) control how they”
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- Authors
- Scott, G. G.
- Affiliations
- University of the West of Scotland (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Scott, Graham G
- ORCID
- Scott, Graham G
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2014-02-25
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 358-372
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2008693378
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6
- FWCI
- 22.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- Facebook, online popularity, impression formation, social networking sites, Facebook profiles, number of friends, profile pictures, perceived attractiveness, perceived personality, gender differences, social perception
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