The Effects of Anonymity on Self-Disclosure in Blogs: An Application of the Online Disinhibition Effect

被引:70
作者
Hollenbaugh, Erin E. [1 ]
Everett, Marcia K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Kent State Univ Stark, N Canton, OH 44720 USA
[2] Malone Univ, Canton, OH USA
来源
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION | 2013年 / 18卷 / 03期
关键词
Personal Journal Blogs; Self-Disclosure; Online Disinhibition; Anonymity; Content Analysis; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; SEX-DIFFERENCES; SAME-SEX; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; FRIENDSHIP; INTIMACY; RECIPROCITY; CYBERSPACE; INTERNET; PRIVACY;
D O I
10.1111/jcc4.12008
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
The connections between anonymity and self-disclosure online have received research attention, but the results have been inconclusive with regard to self-disclosure in blogs. This quantitative content analysis of 154 personal journal blogs tested some assumptions of the online disinhibition effect in order to examine the effect of types of anonymity on the amount, breadth, and depth of self-disclosure in blog entries. Results showed that participants disclosed more information in their blog entries when they were more visually identified (sharing a picture of themselves), contrary to the assumptions of the online disinhibition effect. Overall, a trend emerged where visual anonymity led to less disclosiveness, and discursive anonymity (sharing one's real name) led to less disclosiveness for particular types of bloggers.
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页码:283 / 302
页数:20
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