Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Association of Self-Presentational Strategies on Facebook and Positive Feedback in Adolescence – A Two-Study Approach

Association of Self-Presentational Strategies on Facebook and Positive Feedback in Adolescence –... As Facebook enables adolescents to present themselves positively by means of their Facebook profile and to gain positive feedback for doing so, the aim of the current study is to investigate which kinds of adolescents’ positive self-presentation in profile pictures and status updates are associated with positive feedback in terms of Likes from the Facebook community, considering gender differences. Data for this study were based on adolescents aged 14–17 years, pursuing a two-method approach, using questionnaire data (N = 703; 71.7% female; Mage = 15.76 years) as well as data from content analysis (N = 143; 63% female; Mage = 15.72 years). Hierarchical multiple regressions were used. The results suggest that the self-presentational strategy of ingratiation seems to be the most advantageous in eliciting positive feedback. In particular, presenting oneself in the company of friends as well as posting about spending time with friends were related to positive feedback. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Developmental Science IOS Press

Association of Self-Presentational Strategies on Facebook and Positive Feedback in Adolescence – A Two-Study Approach

Download PDF
18 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/ios-press/association-of-self-presentational-strategies-on-facebook-and-positive-65Z1yNRA6b
Publisher
IOS Press
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 © 2018 – IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved
ISSN
2192-001X
DOI
10.3233/DEV-180246
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

As Facebook enables adolescents to present themselves positively by means of their Facebook profile and to gain positive feedback for doing so, the aim of the current study is to investigate which kinds of adolescents’ positive self-presentation in profile pictures and status updates are associated with positive feedback in terms of Likes from the Facebook community, considering gender differences. Data for this study were based on adolescents aged 14–17 years, pursuing a two-method approach, using questionnaire data (N = 703; 71.7% female; Mage = 15.76 years) as well as data from content analysis (N = 143; 63% female; Mage = 15.72 years). Hierarchical multiple regressions were used. The results suggest that the self-presentational strategy of ingratiation seems to be the most advantageous in eliciting positive feedback. In particular, presenting oneself in the company of friends as well as posting about spending time with friends were related to positive feedback.

Journal

International Journal of Developmental Science – IOS Press

Published: Jan 1, 2019

References

  • Adolescent storm and stress, reconsidered
    Arnett
  • Facebook profiles reflect actual personality, not self-idealization
    Back
  • Strategic self-presentation on Facebook: Personal motives and audience response to online behavior
    Bareket-Bojmel
  • Can you see the real me? Activation and expression of the "true self" on the internet
    Bargh
  • Peer acceptance and friendship: An investigation of their relation to self-esteem
    Bishop
  • The relationship of loneliness and social anxiety with children's and adolescents' online communication
    Bonetti
  • Internet use and developmental tasks: Adolescents' point of view
    Borca
  • Communication of social support in computer-mediated groups for people with disabilities
    Braithwaite