Identity construction on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships

By Shanyang Zhao, S. Grasmuck, Jason M. Martin. Computers in Human Behavior, 2008

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Authenticity and well-being on social network sites: A two-wave longitudinal study on the effects of online authenticity and the positivity bias in SNS communication (2014, background): “…forums and support groups (Beaudoin & Tao, 2007), chat (Shaw & Gant, 2002), or weblogs (Ko & Kuo, 2009), SNSs represent a ''nonymous'' CMC context (Zhao et al., 2008, p. 1818) with specific affordances that may alter the mechanisms of support provision and affect the social support benefits…”
Can You Guess Who I Am? Real, Ideal, and False Self-Presentation on Facebook Among Emerging Adults (2015, background): “Researchers speculate that SNS audiences (friends vs. parents vs. others) may influence online self-presentation (Zhao et al., 2008), and SNS users may use certain features of the site to manage unwanted audiences (Tufekci, 2008).”
The Relationship Between Facebook and the Well-Being of Undergraduate College Students (2011, positive): “Studies strongly support that the primary motive to use Facebook is to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones.(1,3,17) We think that it is the notion of a Facebook friend that underlines the predictive value of number of Facebook friends when it comes to college adjustment.”
The relationship between Instagram use and indicators of mental health: A systematic review (2021, background): “Despite the fact that SNS profiles generally represent accurate self-presentation information (Back et al., 2010), SNS users have the tendency to share mainly positive characteristics and life events (Zhao et al., 2008).”
The Role of Social Network Sites in Romantic Relationships: Effects on Jealousy and Relationship Happiness (2011, background): “The displayed relationships usually correspond to offline relationships and are therefore termed "anchored relationships" (Zhao et al., 2008).”
Facebook and self-perception: Individual susceptibility to negative social comparison on facebook. (2015, background): “Because emerging adults' Facebook posts and pictures frequently display the user as popular (Zhao et al., 2008) and physically attractive (Manago et al., 2008), negative social comparison on Facebook likely influences self-perceptions in the domains of social competence and physical appearance.”
Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature (2011, background): “Likewise, people higher in narcissistic personality traits tend to be more active on Facebook and other SNSs in order to present themselves favourably online because the virtual environment empowers them to construct their ideal selves [59-62].”
User-generated-content versus marketing-generated-content: personality and content influence on traveler’s behavior (2018, background): “Zhao, Grasmuck, and Martin (2008) found that self-presentation on Facebook is related to the users desirable identity, which they hadn’t yet fulfilled in their offline social interactions.”
The Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective for the Use of Social Media (2018, neutral): “Tong et al. 2008; Zhao et al. 2008).”