Fullwood Chris, Sheehan Natasha, Nicholls Wendy
Psychology Division, University of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Cyberpsychol Behav. 2009 Dec;12(6):685-9. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2009.0138.
The present study concerns the content of MySpace blogs and whether it differs from the blog style found on sites specifically designed for blogging. A content analysis of MySpace blogs was conducted to investigate trends in purpose, format, and style and to compare these across sex and age categories. Most blogs were written in a positive tone, and the main motivations for blogging appeared to be writing a diary and as an emotional outlet. Findings also indicate that while there were no significant sex differences, blog purpose and style differed across age groups; for example, bloggers over 50 were more likely to use the blog as an emotional outlet with a negative tone. Bloggers between 18 and 29 predominantly used a semiformal language style, whereas bloggers over 30 were equally as likely to use a semiformal or formal style. Results suggest that MySpace blogs are not dissimilar from other forms of blogging because they provide an important outlet for emotion and self-expression.
本研究关注聚友网博客的内容，以及它是否与专门用于博客写作的网站上的博客风格有所不同。对聚友网博客进行了内容分析，以调查目的、形式和风格方面的趋势，并在性别和年龄类别之间进行比较。大多数博客是以积极的语气撰写的，写博客的主要动机似乎是写日记和作为一种情感宣泄方式。研究结果还表明，虽然没有显著的性别差异，但博客的目的和风格在不同年龄组之间存在差异；例如，50岁以上的博主更有可能以消极的语气将博客作为一种情感宣泄方式。18至29岁的博主主要使用半正式的语言风格，而30岁以上的博主使用半正式或正式风格的可能性相同。结果表明，聚友网博客与其他形式的博客并没有什么不同，因为它们为情感和自我表达提供了一个重要的宣泄渠道。
