Can you see the real me? Activation and expression of the "true self" on the Internet.

By John A. Bargh, Katelyn Y. A. McKenna, Gráinne M. Fitzsimons. 2002

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Interactive Digital Advertising vs. Virtual Brand Community (2011, background): “Studies of the Internet also indicate that its use enhances online social interactions, helps create and maintain social connections, and improves user psychological well-being (e.g., Bargh and McKenna 2004; Bargh, McKenna, and Fitzsimons 2002; Hampton and Wellman 2003).”
Degree and Reciprocity of Self-Disclosure in Online Forums (2007, neutral): “11 It seems, in this context, that basic human nature and perhaps the personality of people and the patterns of personality dynamics 35,36 predominate in people’s actions, regardless of the nature of the environment, whether real or virtual.”
The Relationship Between Body Image Concerns, Eating Disorders and Internet Use, Part II: An Integrated Theoretical Model (2016, background): “…the Internet is a space in which aspects of the self that are not readily communicated through face-toface communication may be more easily portrayed, allowing individuals to express their true selves, particularly aspects which may be perceived as less socially desirable (Bargh et al. 2002).”
Adolescents Online: The Importance of Internet Activity Choices to Salient Relationships (2008, background): “In fact, 48% of American adolescent Internet users surveyed believed that the Internet improved their social relationships ( Bargh et al. 2002; Lenhart et al. 2001).”
The internet and social life. (2004, background): “Follow-up laboratory experiments by McKenna et al. (2002) and Bargh et al. (2002) focused on the underlying reasons for the formation of close relationships on the Internet.”
Preliminary Development of a Model and Measure of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Competence (2006, background): “Finally, people apparently feel that they can reveal their more frank, unpleasant (Pew, 2000), or ‘‘true’’ selves (Bargh et al., 2002; McKenna et al., 2002), even if CMC tends to be more facilitative of task-oriented interaction than FtF interactions (Walther & Parks, 2002).”
Social capital, self-esteem, and use of online social network sites: A longitudinal analysis (2008, background): “Based on earlier work relating psychological well-being and self-esteem to social capital (e.g., Bargh et al., 2002; Helliwell & Putnam, 2004), we hypothesize that: H3.”
Avatars and computer-mediated communication: a review of the definitions, uses, and effects of digital representations (2018, background): “Given small sample sizes, changing technologies, and inconsistent findings, researchers should seek to replicate priming studies, Proteus environment as well as after the experience has ended (Bargh et al., 2002; Turkle, 1995).”
Psychological Ownership Motivation and Use of Social Media (2015, positive): “As a result, previous studies have concluded that people are able to express their “true self” better in social media than they ever could in face-to-face contexts (e.g., Bargh, McKenna, and Fitzsimons, 2002; Taylor, 2002; Tosun, 2012).”