1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
2 McGill University, Montreal, Québec, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2017 Jan;43(1):60-70. doi: 10.1177/0146167216675332.
Self-expression values are at an all-time high, and people are increasingly relying upon social media platforms to express themselves positively and accurately. We examined whether self-expression on the social media platform Twitter elicits positive and accurate social perceptions. Eleven perceivers rated 128 individuals (targets; total dyadic impressions = 1,408) on their impulsivity, self-esteem, and attachment style, based solely on the information provided in targets' 10 most recent tweets. Targets were on average perceived normatively and with distinctive self-other agreement, indicating both positive and accurate social perceptions. There were also individual differences in how positively and accurately targets were perceived, which exploratory analyses indicated may be partially driven by differential word usage, such as the use of positive emotion words and self- versus other-focus. This study demonstrates that self-expression on social media can elicit both positive and accurate perceptions and begins to shed light on how to curate such perceptions.
自我表达的价值观空前高涨，人们越来越依赖社交媒体平台来积极、准确地表达自己。我们研究了在社交媒体平台 Twitter 上的自我表达是否会引发积极、准确的社会认知。11 名感知者仅根据目标在最近的 10 条推文中提供的信息，对 128 个人（目标；总二元印象=1408）的冲动性、自尊和依恋风格进行了评分。目标平均被感知为符合规范，具有独特的自我与他人一致性，这表明存在积极和准确的社会认知。此外，目标被感知的积极程度和准确性也存在个体差异，探索性分析表明，这可能部分是由不同的用词方式驱动的，例如使用积极情绪词和自我或他人焦点。这项研究表明，社交媒体上的自我表达可以引发积极和准确的认知，并开始揭示如何塑造这种认知。
