Adolescents’ Online Communication and Self-Disclosure to Online
and Offline Acquaintances : Differential Effects of Social
Anxiety and Depressed Moods

J 2024

Adolescents’ Online Communication and Self-Disclosure to Online and Offline Acquaintances : Differential Effects of Social Anxiety and Depressed Moods

MÝLEK, Vojtěch; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Alexander P. SCHOUTEN

Základní údaje

Originální název

Adolescents’ Online Communication and Self-Disclosure to Online and Offline Acquaintances : Differential Effects of Social Anxiety and Depressed Moods

Autoři

MÝLEK, Vojtěch (203 Česká republika, domácí); Lenka DĚDKOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Alexander P. SCHOUTEN (528 Nizozemské království)

Vydání

Journal of Media Psychology, Hogrefe Publishing, 2024, 1864-1105

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50800 5.8 Media and communications

Stát vydavatele

Německo

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.700 v roce 2023

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/24:00139315

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000383

UT WoS

001007793500002

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85162650001

Klíčová slova anglicky

online communication; online self-disclosure; social anxiety; depressed moods; preference for online social interaction; communication partners

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 18. 3. 2024 15:30, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Adolescents commonly use the Internet to communicate with their acquaintances. This study examines how social anxiety and depressed moods influence adolescents’ online communication – both its frequency and the level of self-disclosure. We propose that these relationships are mediated by adolescents’ preference for online social interaction (POSI), which helps explain the mixed results of previous research. Moreover, since the communication patterns may differ based on communication partners, we differentiate between online and offline acquaintances. Using structural equation modeling, we tested our hypotheses on survey data from 1,530 Czech adolescents (ages 13–18, 50.1% female). Our results suggest that while social anxiety is directly related to less online communication, indirectly, through higher POSI, it is related to more online communication. Notably, these associations are canceled out in communication with online acquaintances, but the inhibitions predominate in communication with offline acquaintances. Experiencing depressed moods is associated with more extensive online communication, both directly and via POSI, indicating that adolescents use online communication to cope with negative feelings. Theoretically, our findings support both the rich-get-richer and social-compensation hypotheses and suggest they are complementary. Moreover, they emphasize the role of adolescents’ perceptions of online communication within the social-compensation mechanism.

Návaznosti

GX19-27828X, projekt VaV

Název: Pohled do budoucnosti: Porozumění vlivu technologií na “well-being” adolescentů (Akronym: FUTURE)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being

Přiložené soubory

adolescents-online-communication-and-self-disclosure-to-online-and-offline-acquaintances.pdf

Citovat

MÝLEK, Vojtěch; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Alexander P. SCHOUTEN. Adolescents’ Online Communication and Self-Disclosure to Online and Offline Acquaintances : Differential Effects of Social Anxiety and Depressed Moods. Journal of Media Psychology. Hogrefe Publishing, 2024, roč. 36, č. 2, s. 132-143. ISSN 1864-1105. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000383.

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MÝLEK, Vojtěch; Lenka DĚDKOVÁ a Alexander P. SCHOUTEN. Adolescents’ Online Communication and Self-Disclosure to Online and Offline Acquaintances : Differential Effects of Social Anxiety and Depressed Moods. \textit{Journal of Media Psychology}. Hogrefe Publishing, 2024, roč.~36, č.~2, s.~132-143. ISSN~1864-1105. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000383.

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