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Attitudes Toward Online Social Connection and Self-Disclosure as Predictors of Facebook Communication and Relational Closeness

Ledbetter, Andrew M., Mazer, Joseph P., DeGroot, Jocelyn M., Meyer, Kevin R., Yuping Mao, Swafford, Brian·2011·Communication Research
DOI 10.1177/0093650210365537
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This investigation tested a theoretical model of communication behavior with specific Facebook friends, such that attitudes toward (a) online self-disclosure, and (b) online social connection, predict Facebook communication frequency and, in turn, relational closeness. Participants included both undergraduates and older adults. Results generally supported the model, with the interaction effect between self-disclosure and social connection directly predicting Facebook communication and indirectly predicting relational closeness. For both dependent variables, online social connection was a positive predictor at low and moderate levels of online self-disclosure, but high levels reduced the association to nonsignificance. One implication of these results was that high-warrant information may discourage those with social anxiety from social network site communication.

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Authors
Ledbetter, A. M., Mazer, J. P., DeGroot, J. M., Meyer, K. R., Mao, Y., & Swafford, B.
Affiliations
  • Texas Christian University (US)
  • Clemson University (US)
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (US)
  • Illinois State University (US)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
  • Ohio University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Communication Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-09-10
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
27-53
ISSN
  • 0093-6502 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3810
DOI
10.1177/0093650210365537
OpenAlex
W2136937406
Cited by
346
References
92
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 47 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 21
FWCI
59.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Communication Research (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media and Digital Communication
Keywords
Facebook communication, online self-disclosure, online relationships, relationship closeness, communication frequency, social network sites, social anxiety, older adults, undergraduate students

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