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Understanding the impact of bloggers' self-disclosure on resilience

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ICUIMC '11: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication

Article No.: 41, Pages 1 - 9

https://doi.org/10.1145/1968613.1968663

Published: 21 February 2011 Publication History

Abstract

As people's everyday lives cannot separate from the Internet, finding the positive impacts of the Internet on people everyday lives is an important research issue. Since the phenomenon of blogging is gaining prevalence, exploring its impact on individuals' lives has become vital. This study aims to investigate the impact of bloggers' self-disclosure on their self benefits, social benefits, positive feedbacks, and resilience based on the self-disclosure theory. Meanwhile, the impact of audiences' positive feedbacks on bloggers' social benefits, self benefits, and resilience are also examined. The results show that self-disclosure through writing on blogs improve bloggers' social connections, promote their self-understanding, receive more positive feedbacks, and increase their perception of resilience, which constitute a dynamic process and provide a protective mechanism to help cultivate bloggers' resilience. Finally, research implications are discussed to enhance the understanding and effectiveness of blogging in the realm of online social networking.

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