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Longitudinal dynamics of self-presentation in face-to-face and messenger-based communication

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)411-421
Number of pages11
JournalPsychology of Popular Media
Volume14
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2024

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People commonly use social media for self-presentation and for managing their appearance to others. We define self-presentation as the communication of self-related information intended to create a specific impression. Specifically, we compare the extent of self-presentation in face-to-face situations with mediated self-presentation via messaging apps. Drawing on the concept of reciprocity, we propose that users inclined to engage in self-presentation in face-to-face conversations might similarly use messaging services for this purpose, and vice versa. Furthermore, we assume a stepwise cross-lagged influence between self-presentation face-to-face and via messaging services over time. Assuming mutually reciprocal selfpresentation, we analyzed data (N = 723) from a representative longitudinal survey sample collected over the course of 4 years. Results show that people engaged in more self-presentation face-to-face than in mediated messenger-based communication. The extent of face-to-face self-presentation was positively related to subsequent messenger-based self-presentation; however, we found no support for a fully reciprocal model.

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    face-to-face, longitudinal study, messenger, reciprocity, self-presentation

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Longitudinal dynamics of self-presentation in face-to-face and messenger-based communication. / Börsting, Johanna; Trepte, Sabine.
In: Psychology of Popular Media, Vol. 14, No. 3, 31.10.2024, p. 411-421.

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Börsting J, Trepte S. Longitudinal dynamics of self-presentation in face-to-face and messenger-based communication. Psychology of Popular Media. 2024 Oct 31;14(3):411-421. doi: 10.1037/ppm0000568
Börsting, Johanna ; Trepte, Sabine. / Longitudinal dynamics of self-presentation in face-to-face and messenger-based communication. In: Psychology of Popular Media. 2024 ; Vol. 14, No. 3. pp. 411-421.
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