Contingencies of self-worth and social-networking-site behavior |
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Authors: | Stefanone Michael A Lackaff Derek Rosen Devan |
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Institution: | Department of Communication, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA. ms297@buffalo.edu |
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Abstract: | Social-networking sites like Facebook enable people to share a range of personal information with expansive groups of "friends." With the growing popularity of media sharing online, many questions remain regarding antecedent conditions for this behavior. Contingencies of self-worth afford a more nuanced approach to variable traits that affect self-esteem, and may help explain online behavior. A total of 311 participants completed an online survey measuring such contingencies and typical behaviors on Facebook. First, exploratory factor analyses revealed an underlying structure to the seven dimensions of self-worth. Public-based contingencies explained online photo sharing (β?=?0.158, p?0.01), while private-based contingencies demonstrated a negative relationship with time online (β?=?-0.186, p?0.001). Finally, the appearance contingency for self-worth had the strongest relationship with the intensity of online photo sharing (β?=?0.242), although no relationship was evident for time spent managing profiles. |
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