Website design features: Exploring how social cues present in the online environment may impact risk taking

The nature of the online environment makes it difficult for individuals to verify their safety and to identify latent risks in online activities. This limits website users' ability to take appropriate security precautions. Websites use various features and functions supported by computer‐based media technologies to communicate and interact with users to achieve business success. Most website features research has previously focused solely on e‐commerce websites, leaving a knowledge gap in terms of website feature design and its impact in a broader context. An investigation applying a descriptive auditing method was undertaken on 50 Australian‐based websites from 10 categories to identify social cues presented to users. A website feature strategic emphasis framework was applied. Results generated a list of 48 unique features with social cues and highlighted their usage, which may influence decision‐making across website categories. Without comprehensive user protection for these design features, website visitors may not be aware of potential consequences. This research enriches understanding of potential features with social cues that may influence decision‐making and provides a foundation for online environment feature design regulation. Through identifying potential social and environmental cues in website features, this study will guide future studies in assessing websites' impact on online risk‐taking behavior and further contribute to online risk‐taking prevention.This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE1060100459) awarded to S.G

Impression management and formation on Facebook: A lens model approach

To extend research on online impression formation and warranting theory, the present investigation reports a Brunswick lens model analysis of Facebook profiles. Facebook users’ (N = 100) personality (i.e., extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness) was self-reported. Facebook users’ profiles were then content analyzed for the presence and rate of 53 cues. Observers (N = 35), who were strangers to profile owners, estimated profile owner personality. Results indicate that observers could accurately estimate profile owners’ extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. For all personality traits except neuroticism, unique profile cues were diagnostic warrants of personality (i.e., indicative of profile owner personality and used to estimate personality by strangers). The results are discussed in relation to warranting theory, impression formation, and lens model research

Hurry up and ‘like’ me:immediate feedback on social networking sites and the impact on adolescent girls

At an age identified as the period with the most intense focus on appearance, and where young girls are establishing their identity, it appears that social networking site (SNS) interactions are playing a pivotal role in determining what is, and what is not, socially endorsed. This paper draws on data obtained during five separate focus group interviews with a total of 28 middle school aged girls from three South Australian schools. Results indicated that feedback from other SNS users was central in the construction of identity and had an impact on self-esteem. It was found that immediate feedback was highly desired in response to images and comments posted on SNSs. It was also found that the immediacy of the feedback directly influenced the emotional state of the study participants. Understanding the impact of SNS communication, specifically pertaining to feedback, can be directly linked to the Australian Curriculum Health and Physical Education key ideas. Furthermore it is relevant to educative practices where schools are sites for technological advancements and positive reinforcement of identity and appearance

Penyerlahan identiti remaja kesan ketagihan skrin di media sosial

Screen addiction refers to one's inability to control dependency on gadgets, apps, or social media. The global phenomenon is seeing teenagers aged between 13 and 21 years spending a lot of time in cyberspace as one way of realizing their social network on Facebook, Instagram, WeChat, Twitter, Linkin, Tumblr, and blogs. Individuals who face screen addiction problems can affect behavior changes without them being aware. Therefore, this paper examines the issue of screen addiction from a linguistic perspective focusing on youth identity tagging in social media Facebook effects of language use during communication. The study uses this qualitative approach, involving a survey of 1000 Facebook enthusiasts who are experiencing screen addiction based on four criteria set by Social Identity Theory (SIT). The results of the analysis show that young man who are experiencing screen addiction are seen as individuals who have joke element, friendly, competitive, have high confidence and immature, while young girls who belong to the screen addiction group, highlight their identity as an ego, grumpy, fond of chestnut, also have less mature nature. This situation suggests that there is a relationship between the language that teenagers use when communicating with their signaling indirectly

Temporal Impacts of Problematic Social Media Content on Perceived Employee Hirability

Job applicants’ social media postings and presence can impact employers’ perceptions during the hiring process. The current study expands this line of inquiry, exploring the effects of both message characteristics (i.e. post temporality) and individual characteristics (i.e. hiring manager’s view about individuals’ ability to change over time). Results of a 2 (problematic content: present v. absent) × 3 (post temporality: recent v. 2 years ago v. 5 years ago) experiment (N = 220) revealed the negative main effect of the presence of problematic social media content was moderated by the temporality of the post: More recent posts more substantively impacted perceptions of person-job fit. This moderation effect was further moderated by the manager’s incrementalism: the belief people’s personalities can change over time. Similar patterns of effects were not identified for broader perceptions of the applicant’s general employability

Building Grounded Theory with Social Media Data

The growing popularity and constant innovations of social media platforms and applications have transformed ways of interacting, working, creating value and innovating. We elaborate upon how building theory from case studies may be adapted to the opportunities and challenges of social media environments. We delve into key challenges of the research process: case study design, data analysis, and engaging in multi methods

Social Responses to Media Technologies in the 21st Century: The Media are Social Actors Paradigm

Clifford Nass and his colleagues proposed the Computers Are Social Actors (CASA) paradigm in the 1990s and demonstrated that we treat computers in some of the ways we treat humans. To account for technological advances and to refine explanations for CASA results, this paper proposes the Media Are Social Actors (MASA) paradigm. We begin by distinguishing the roles of primary and secondary cues in evoking medium-as-social-actor presence and social responses. We then discuss the roles of individual differences and contextual factors in these responses and identify mindless and mindful anthropomorphism as two major complementary mechanisms for understanding MASA phenomena. Based on evolutionary psychology explanations for socialness, we conclude with nine formal propositions and suggestions for future research to test and apply MASA

The effect of Facebook self-disclosure on the reduction of uncertainty, liking and social attractiveness

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati utjecaj samootkrivanja na Facebooku na smanjenje nesigurnosti, sviđanje i socijalnu atraktivnost prilikom inicijalnog kontakta. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 196 studenata) u dobi od 18 do 25 godina koji su bili raspoređeni u tri eksperimentalne situacije. Svaka situacija razlikovala se po razini samootkrivanja na Facebook profilu (niska, srednja, visoka). Sudionici su procjene vlastite nesigurnosti, sviđanja i socijalne atraktivnosti prezentirane osobe izvršavali na Skali opće nesigurnosti, Skali sviđanja, Skali interpersonalne privlačnosti- subskala Socijalne atraktivnosti te su ispunili i upitniku o njihovim sociodemografskim podacima. Korelacije između ispitivanih varijabli nisu se pokazale statistički značajnima. Složenom analizom varijance utvrđeno je da ne postoji efekt individualnih faktora, razina samootkrivanja i spola procjenjivača, ali je dobivena njihova statistički značajna interakcija u slučaju procjene nesigurnosti koju izaziva prezentirana osoba te razine sviđanja. Prema dobivenim rezultatima žene pokazuju manju razinu nesigurnosti i višu razinu sviđanja u situaciji većeg samootkrivanja prezentirane ženske osobe nego muškarci.The aim of this study was to examine the effects of self-disclosure via Facebook on uncertainty reduction, liking and social attraction in initial interaction. The sample consisted of 196 students (M = 96, F = 100) ranging from 18 to 25 years. They were divided into three experimental situations differing by the level of self-disclosure on Facebook profile (low, medium, high). Participants completed a survey reporting their levels of uncertainty, liking and social attraction while making judgements about presented person on General uncertainty scale, Likability Scale and Interpersonal Attraction Scale- subscale Social attraction. They, also, filled out sociodemografic questionnare about themselves. No significant association between examined variables were found. The results of MANOVA indicated that there is no univariate main effects for self-disclosure level and percievers gender, but significant interaction effect for the level of uncertainty and liking evoked by the presented person. Results showed that women had lower levels of uncertainty and higher levels of liking in the situation of high level of self disclosure on female Facebook profile than male

Online personal branding in the aftermath of the pandemic: The perspective of different adulthood development stages

The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed the way people live and work. The digitization already observed in recent years was further accelerated by the consequences brought by the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus. Professionals from different areas and ages were forced to interact with digital tools and platforms to continue their work at a distance. In addition to these changes, the pandemic brought doubts and uncertainties in professional careers. The need for adaptation was, therefore, even more fundamental for professionals worldwide. Assuming that online personal branding is a valuable strategy for professional differentiation and for attaining a satisfactory career, this qualitative study intended to study different topics within this theme, interviewing individuals from different adulthood life stages. As one of the first cross-sectional exploratory studies on this topic, to the best knowledge of the author, it was possible to understand the perceptions of different audiences, of different ages, and necessarily at different life stages, and draw valid conclusions regarding online personal brands from a broadcaster and receiver perspective. The results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as an antecedent to the development of online personal brands, as people intensified their use of digital platforms and tools during that period. Still on the use of digital platforms, the different adulthood life stages indicated that they already used the platforms for professional purposes and were used to follow online personal brands. Being with it, aware of what brings them closer and further away from the brands, the benefits, and challenges of developing this activity. Nevertheless, participants’ perceptions differed according to age.Concerning the relationship of developing an online personal brand as a company employee, the results show that despite all the benefits pointed out to both parties resulting from this activity, this action can trigger tensions. The most significant tension factor pointed out seems to be competition related to the personal brand's operation sector. Finally, regarding the future of online personal branding, the results show that it will tend to grow in the future and will be influenced by the legal and technological restrictions that these platforms and those who use them will be subject to. The preferred communication format of the online personal brand will be video, social networks as the platform of choice to develop the personal brand, and the characteristic that the brand must have to be successful is authenticity. At the end, the limitations and future avenues for research will be presented