title: Mirror, mirror on my Facebook wall: effects of exposure to Facebook on self-esteem.
abstract: Contrasting hypotheses were posed to test the effect of Facebook exposure on self-esteem. Objective Self-Awareness (OSA) from social psychology and the Hyperpersonal Model from computer-mediated communication were used to argue that Facebook would either diminish or enhance self-esteem respectively. The results revealed that, in contrast to previous work on OSA, becoming self-aware by viewing one's own Facebook profile enhances self-esteem rather than diminishes it. Participants that updated their profiles and viewed their own profiles during the experiment also reported greater self-esteem, which lends additional support to the Hyperpersonal Model. These findings suggest that selective self-presentation in digital media, which leads to intensified relationship formation, also influences impressions of the self.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14850, USA. alg49@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gonzales
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hancock
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012938:Social Perception