Mirror, Mirror on my Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem

By Amy L. Gonzales, Jeffrey T. Hancock. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2011

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science

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How Motivation, Opportunity, and Ability Impact Travelers' Social Media Involvement and Revisit Intention (2013, background): “The benefits of social media have been demonstrated by the findings of Kalpidou, Costin, and Morris (2011) and Gonzales and Hancock (2011) that Facebook involvement enhances individual’s self-esteem and affects social adjustment.”
‘Consuming Good’ on Social Media: What Can Conspicuous Virtue Signalling on Facebook Tell Us About Prosocial and Unethical Intentions? (2018, background): “Self-esteem has been associated with Facebook exposure, as viewing ones’ own profile has been found to enhance self-esteem (Gonzales and Hancock 2011).”
Can You Guess Who I Am? Real, Ideal, and False Self-Presentation on Facebook Among Emerging Adults (2015, background): “Since users have greater control over their online behaviors, some may be selective in their online self-presentation (Gonzalez & Hancock, 2011), whereas others may exaggerate and even cultivate different identities (Manago et al., 2008).”
Profiling (2012, background): “The introduction of such a frequently used new medium of communication raises questions about what effects this new medium might have on interpersonal interactions (Gonzales & Hancock, 2011; Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011), including what is communicated and how it is communicated.”
Who does what on Facebook? Age, sex, and relationship status as predictors of Facebook use (2012, background): “…that goes on when one presents one’s self to the world on Facebook can have a positive influence on self-esteem by increasing self-awareness of positive traits and characteristics and decreasing awareness of negative things (Gonzales & Hancock, 2011; Harris, Houston, & Wilson, 2011).”
Nonverbal overload: A theoretical argument for the causes of Zoom fatigue. (2021, background): “The effect of seeing oneself in a mirror has been studied for decades, starting with the pioneering work of Duval and Wicklund (1972) demonstrating that people are more likely to evaluate themselves when seeing a mirror image (see Gonzales & Hancock, 2011, for a review).”
Feeling Better But Doing Worse: Effects of Facebook Self-Presentation on Implicit Self-Esteem and Cognitive Task Performance (2013, methodology): “Note that one prior study shows that exposure to one’s own Facebook profile and writing on the profile raised users’ selfreported self-esteem, measured using Rosenberg’s (1965) trait self-esteem scale, when compared to looking at themselves in the mirror (Gonzales & Hancock, 2011).”
The Digital Workforce and the Workplace of the Future (2016, background): “Additionally, Gonzales and Hancock (2011) found that viewing one’s own Facebook profile enhances self-esteem, likely due to the selective selfpresentation present in most Facebook profiles.”
Emerging adults' social media self-presentation and identity development at college transition: Mindfulness as a moderator (2017, background): “…many of these experimental studies, selective self-presentation was operationalized as editing one's social media page; there was no information about whether the editing indeed highlighted the presenter's positive image (e.g., Gentile, Twenge, Freeman, & Campbell, 2012; Gonzales & Hancock, 2011).”
“Let Me Take a Selfie”: Associations Between Self-Photography, Narcissism, and Self-Esteem (2017, background): “…th e in di vi du al us er an d is no t to be di ss em in at ed br oa dl y. users to edit and self-select which selfies are posted, thus depicting an overly idealistic and favorable self-image of oneself (Gonzales & Hancock, 2011; Toma, 2013), may correspond with an elevated overall self-perception.”
The relationship between Instagram use and indicators of mental health: A systematic review (2021, background): “Logically, this form of optimized self-presentation seems to have beneficial effects on users ’ well-being (e.g. Gonzales & Hancock, 2011).”