Self-Generated Versus Other-Generated Statements and Impressions in Computer-Mediated Communication

By Joseph B. Walther, Brandon Van Der Heide, Lauren M. Hamel, Hillary C. Shulman. Communication Research, 2009

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science, Human-Computer Interaction

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Social media and citizen engagement: A meta-analytic review (2016, background): “…registration, provision of records of previous interactions and reputational (third-party) information, as well as the ability to search and traverse other people’s social networks, are all expected to have positive implications for interpersonal trust (Resnick, 2002; Walther et al., 2009).”
The effect of social network sites on adolescents' social and academic development: Current theories and controversies (2011, background): “Finally, the interactions and feedback that one’s network provides in SNS—through wall posts and comments—show how complex social identity and peer influence processes occur in these online communities (Subrahmanyam, Reich, Waechter, & Espinoza, 2008; Walther et al., 2008, 2009).”
A social network as information: The effect of system generated reports of connectedness on credibility on Twitter (2012, unknown): “This study is one in a line of several studies that illustrates that, even in a relatively restricted time period, there are certain types of social information that users can parse and use to make social judgments (e.g., Van Der Heide, D’Angelo, & Schumaker, in press; Walther et al., 2009).”
Show me your friends and I will tell you what type of person you are: How one's profile, number of friends, and type of friends influence impression formation on social network sites (2010, methodology): “Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Show me your friends and I will tell you what type of person you are: How one’s profile, number of friends, and type of friends influence impression formation on social network sites”
Does Being Social Matter? Effects of Enabled Commenting on Credibility and Brand Attitude in Social Media (2015, background): “As it is difficult for a poster to influence the comments of others, third-party comments are of high warranting value and can radically alter impressions of perceivers due to the strong link to the sender’s offline identity and characteristics (Walther et al., 2009).”
The Use of Enterprise Social Network Sites for Knowledge Sharing in Distributed Organizations (2015, background): “Visualization of one’s social network may also provide a form of identity war-ranting (Walther & Parks, 2002; Walther, Van Der Heide, Hamel, & Shulman, 2009) that builds trust and provides signals of credibility.”
Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. (2014, unknown): “This notion is compatible with work showing that selfgenerated content is viewed as less reliable and diagnostic than other-generated content, given that a user can alter and shape his or her own content in a positive light (Walther & Parks, 2002; Walther et al., 2009).”
Facebook use, envy, and depression among college students: Is facebooking depressing? (2015, background): “When navigating Facebook, users are exposed to what others say about them (Hong et al., 2012; Schau & Gilly, 2003; Walther et al., 2009), and also to what other users share about themselves.”
First Comes Love, Then Comes Google: An Investigation of Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Self-Disclosure in Online Dating (2011, background): “Previous research on war-ranting has focused on third-party information (Walther et al., 2009), which is largely (though not completely) absent in online dating.”
“Let My Fingers Do the Talking”: Sexting and Infidelity in Cyberspace (2011, background): “Modernity has given individuals the opportunities to develop interpersonal relationships with new ways of social interaction (Ackland 2009; Jones 2005; Lewis and West 2009; Walther et al. 2009; Wysocki 1998).”