Understanding the psychological motives behind microblogging

Lin Qiu; Angela K.Y. Leung; Jun Hao Ho; Qi Min Yeung; Kevin Joseph Francis; Pei Fen Chua

doi:10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-140

Understanding the psychological motives behind microblogging

Lin Qiu^*, Angela K.Y. Leung, Jun Hao Ho, Qi Min Yeung, Kevin Joseph Francis, Pei Fen Chua

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This research aims to understand the psychological motives behind microblogging. We conducted two studies to investigate if social exclusion and existential anxiety would lead to a high tendency to microblog. Our results show that participants did not use microblogging to satisfy their needs for social connection and affiliation, but highly extraverted participants did use it to relieve their existential anxiety.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine 2010
Subtitle of host publication	Advanced technologies in behavioral, social and neurosciences
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	140-144
Number of pages	5
Volume	154
ISBN (Print)	9781607505600
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-140
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Study in Health Technology and Informatics
ISSN (Electronic)	1554-8716

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Qiu, L., Leung, A. K. Y., Ho, J. H., Yeung, Q. M., Francis, K. J., & Chua, P. F. (2010). Understanding the psychological motives behind microblogging. In Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine 2010 : Advanced technologies in behavioral, social and neurosciences (Vol. 154, pp. 140-144). (Study in Health Technology and Informatics). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-140

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Qiu, L, Leung, AKY, Ho, JH, Yeung, QM, Francis, KJ & Chua, PF 2010, Understanding the psychological motives behind microblogging. in Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine 2010 : Advanced technologies in behavioral, social and neurosciences. vol. 154, Study in Health Technology and Informatics, IOS Press, pp. 140-144. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-140

Understanding the psychological motives behind microblogging. / Qiu, Lin; Leung, Angela K.Y.; Ho, Jun Hao et al.
Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine 2010 : Advanced technologies in behavioral, social and neurosciences. Vol. 154 IOS Press, 2010. p. 140-144 (Study in Health Technology and Informatics).

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