Can blogging enhance subjective well-being through self-disclosure?
Based on the self-disclosure theory and the social capital theory, this study investigates if bloggers' self-disclosure enhances their social capital and if these capitals in turn enhance perception of subjective well-being (SWB). The results reveal that the self-disclosure of bloggers significantly and directly affects a blogger's perception of social integration, bonding social capital, and bridge social capital, which in turn promote bloggers' SWB. It appears that as bloggers share their inner thoughts of their moods/feelings with others through writing, they may gain greater social support and improve their social integration. Therefore, self-disclosure through blogging may serve as the core of building intimate relationships. Furthermore, social capital, built through blogging, may improve a blogger's satisfaction with his or her social contact, interpersonal communication, and overall quality of life.
Ko
Hsiu-Chia
HC
Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung County, Taiwan, Republic of China. hcko@cyut.edu.tw
Kuo
Feng-Yang
FY
D000293:Adolescent; D057218:Blogging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult