Managing Impressions Online: Self-Presentation Processes in the Online Dating Environment

By Nicole B. Ellison, Rebecca Heino, Jennifer L. Gibbs. J. Comput. Mediat. Commun., 2006

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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A face(book) in the crowd: social Searching vs. social browsing (2006, background): “There are examples of participants who do meet people online for emotional support or understanding that they may not be able to receive in their offline interactions [6, 13], or for offline encounters as one might find in dating sites [3].”
Impression Management 2.0 (2008, background): “With regard to the phenomenon of social networking sites, the results show that social networks are really “social” and that users seem to be aware of communication and impression management (as Ellison et al., 2006, pointed out for online daters).”
The Benefits of Facebook "Friends: " Social Capital and College Students' Use of Online Social Network Sites (2007, background): “It is clear that the Internet facilitates new connections, in that it provides people with an alternative way to connect with others who share their interests or relational goals (Ellison, Heino, & Gibbs, 2006; Horrigan, 2002; Parks & Floyd, 1996).”
Putting Your Best Face Forward: The Accuracy of Online Dating Photographs (2009, background): “Although there are numerous examples of egregious online deceptions about identity reported in the media (e.g., Labi, 2007), several empirical studies suggest that, at least in contexts where face-to-face interaction is expected, such as online dating, deception tends to be subtle rather than extrem”
First Comes Love, Then Comes Google: An Investigation of Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Self-Disclosure in Online Dating (2011, background): “These types of strategies have been observed in online contexts such as e-commerce (Ling et al., 2007) and SNSs (Antheunis et al., 2010) and are likely to occur in online dating as well (Ellison et al., 2006), though they have not been explicitly examined.”
Unifying the detrimental and beneficial effects of social network site use on self-esteem: a systematic literature review (2019, background): “Firstly, selfprovided information on SNSs is mainly positive, as SNSs allow their users to carefully select and edit the information disclosed on their own profiles and remove unflattering content shared by others (Ellison et al., 2006; Hum et al., 2011).”
Self-Presentation 2.0: Narcissism and Self-Esteem on Facebook (2010, positive): “3 A study of this phenomenon by Ellison et al. 4 found that people act differently in social networking environments when compared to those interacting in anonymous settings.”