Of Course I Don’t Post Too Much: Preferences and Perceptions of Relational Maintenance Online

SAGE Open

Kristie Holmes¹ 

关键词: communication;    social sciences;    new media;    communication technologies;    mass communication;    communication studies;    nonverbal;    interpersonal communication;    human communication;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244013487539

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This study explored participant perception regarding the ease of relationship maintenance online, honesty in information sharing, and whether people were more, less, or similarly concerned about their online image over their in-person image given the prevalence and preference for electronic communication in most relationship forms. Most of the 296 participants were consistently honest in their online information sharing. Women were more likely to worry about maintaining their in-person image than men and found it easier to maintain friendships online. Participants aged 30 to 45 years were the least likely to post misleading information about themselves or their interests. Participants seemed to equate “post a lot” of information online as equated to “post too much” as not a single participant revealed that they “post a lot.”

【 授权许可】

CC BY