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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 2/2016

03-11-2015 | Empirical Research

Online Self-Presentation on Facebook and Self Development During the College Transition

Auteurs: Chia-chen Yang, B. Bradford Brown

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 2/2016

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Abstract

Self-presentation, a central element of young people’s identity development, now extends from face-to-face contexts to social networking sites. Online self-presentation may change when youth transition to college, faced with the need to reclaim or redefine themselves in the new environment. Drawing on theories of self-presentation and self development, this study explores changes in youth’s online self-presentation during their transition to a residential college. It also examines associations between online self-presentation and students’ self-esteem and self-concept clarity. We surveyed 218 college freshmen (M age = 18.07; 64 % female, 79 % White) at the beginning and again at the end of their first semester. Freshmen’s Facebook self-presentation became less restricted later in the semester. Broad, deep, positive, and authentic Facebook self-presentation was positively associated with perceived support from the audience, which contributed to higher self-esteem contemporaneously, though not longitudinally. Intentional Facebook self-presentation engaged students in self-reflection, which was related to lower self-concept clarity concurrently but higher self-esteem longitudinally. Findings clarified the paths from multifaceted online self-presentation to self development via interpersonal and intrapersonal processes during college transition.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Online Self-Presentation on Facebook and Self Development During the College Transition
Auteurs
Chia-chen Yang
B. Bradford Brown
Publicatiedatum
03-11-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0385-y

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