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The role of self-construal in predicting self-presentational motives for online social network use in the UK and Japan
Self-presentational motives underlying online social network (OSN) use were explored in samples of British and Japanese users. Self-expression, maintaining privacy, and attention seeking were strong motives in both samples; impression management and modesty were less strongly endorsed. Measures of independent and interdependent self-construal, as well as narcissism and modesty, were investigated as potential predictors of these motivations. Independent self-construal emerged as the most important predictor across both samples, with less independent participants showing more concern with image management and modesty. Participants with more interdependent self-construals were more concerned about maintaining privacy. There were some differences in the patterns of prediction between the samples, but overall self-construal measures contributed to the explanation of the majority of the motivations, whereas narcissistic or modest personality variables did not.
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Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social NetworkingISSN
2152-2715Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, IncExternal DOI
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7Volume
17Page range
454-459Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2015-06-16First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
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