TY - JOUR
T1 - Putting their best foot forward
T2 - Emotional disclosure on facebook
AU - Qiu, Lin
AU - Lin, Han
AU - Leung, Angela K.
AU - Tov, William
PY - 2012/10/1
Y1 - 2012/10/1
N2 - Facebook has become a widely used online self-representation and communication platform. In this research, we focus on emotional disclosure on Facebook. We conducted two studies, and results from both self-report and observer rating show that individuals are more likely to express positive relative to negative emotions and present better emotional well-being on Facebook than in real life. Our study is the first to demonstrate impression management on Facebook through emotional disclosure. We discuss important theoretical and practical implications of our study.
AB - Facebook has become a widely used online self-representation and communication platform. In this research, we focus on emotional disclosure on Facebook. We conducted two studies, and results from both self-report and observer rating show that individuals are more likely to express positive relative to negative emotions and present better emotional well-being on Facebook than in real life. Our study is the first to demonstrate impression management on Facebook through emotional disclosure. We discuss important theoretical and practical implications of our study.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867566444&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/cyber.2012.0200
DO - 10.1089/cyber.2012.0200
M3 - Article
C2 - 22924675
AN - SCOPUS:84867566444
SN - 2152-2715
VL - 15
SP - 569
EP - 572
JO - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
JF - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
IS - 10
ER -