A Neurotic Extrovert Who is Open to New Experiences? Understanding How Personality Traits May Impact the Commenting Behaviors of Online News Readers

Barnes, Renée; Mahar, Doug; Wong, Ides; Rune, Karina

doi:10.1080/08838151.2017.1344671

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“…Understanding the motivations behind contributions as they relate to particular individuals starts to create further understanding of how these spaces might be better managed. As we have previously argued, user interfaces on news websites and moderation policies influence the types of contributors who engage with news websites and modifications to these technological affordances may afford the articulation of views and discussion by those with particular personality traits (Barnes et al, 2017).…”

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“…It can provide an empirical basis for adapting the commenting environment, based on motivational factors, so that a wider range of individuals will be represented in the comment section. Indeed, as we have previously argued, by understanding more about an individual’s characteristics and the specific motivations for behaviour those who control the commenting platforms, news organisations, can adapt and modify the user interface and moderation policies so that it appeals to particular individuals and can therefore encourage wider participation (Barnes et al, 2017).…”

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Personality and online news commenting behaviours: uncovering the characteristics of those below the line

Barnes

Mahar

Cockshaw

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Media International Australia

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Commenting on the news is one of the most common forms of participation in news use and one of the most prevalent forms of citizen engagement online. However, very little research has focused on the characteristics of those who contribute to news websites and how this influences their commenting behaviour. Drawing on the Big Five Inventory of personality traits, this exploratory study examines how personality impacts upon the frequency of commenting and motivations for commenting on news websites. Overall, we find that less agreeable and more open to new experiences individuals commented more. Those individuals who demonstrate high levels of neuroticism were more likely to comment on stories which impacted them emotionally. Those who were disagreeable were more likely to comment on a story when they disagreed with the journalist. Those with lower levels of conscientiousness were more likely to comment if they disagreed with other commenters. Finally, disorganised and disagreeable individuals were more likely to comment to see the reaction of other commenters.

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Personality and online news commenting behaviours: uncovering the characteristics of those below the line

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Mahar

Cockshaw

et al. 2018

Media International Australia

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“…Putting to the test the theory that personality characteristics may influence how certain people engage commenting forums (Barnes et al, 2017), we propose that certain news readers enjoy some sensory gratification from witnessing an exchange of uncivil comments. Considering these ideas, we propose the following:…”

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“…In proposing a theoretical context for investigating contributors to online news Web sites, researchers suggest that personality factors may influence the frequency of commenting, the types of news that will be commented on and the types of comments left, as well as the influence of other commenters on an individual’s commenting behavior (Barnes et al, 2017). People who scored high an extraversion scale would theoretically be more likely to engage in the comments’ sections, while those who scored low would be more likely to avoid them.…”

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Seeing red: Reading uncivil news comments guided by personality characteristics

Santana

Hopp

2022

Newspaper Research Journal

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Whether on a news or a social networking site, comments following news stories are often beset with incivility. Assailed as diminishing constructive dialogue in a digital public sphere, uncivil comments nevertheless require deeper scrutiny to better understand their pervasiveness and, among some, popularity. This article uses a Uses and Gratifications framework to understand why certain people are more drawn to uncivil comments than civil ones. Using eye-tracking technology, this research compares the attention a reader gives to uncivil comments and compares it against certain personality characteristics. Findings suggest that certain readers spend more time reading uncivil comments than civil ones.

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“…Barnes et al (2017) have argued that the personality traits of users influence their social media participation. Users with different personality traits might use social media for different purposes.…”

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Is Social Media Use Socially Enhancing or Compensating?

Gadekar

Ang

2020

Journal of Creative Communications

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Who benefits more from the use of social media—those who are already socialable and have a wide network of friends or those who do not and so seek to make up for their deficiency by going online? The social enhancement hypothesis says that extroverts benefit more through being able to enlarge their network of friends online more than introverts. The social compensation hypothesis, on the other hand, argues that social media use benefits introverts more; shy users who avoid face-to-face communication can communicate freely online. MANOVA analysis of the survey of 1,392 college students in a western state of India who are Facebook users found evidence predominantly for the social enhancement hypothesis.

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A Neurotic Extrovert Who is Open to New Experiences? Understanding How Personality Traits May Impact the Commenting Behaviors of Online News Readers

Cited by 13 publications

References 59 publications

Personality and online news commenting behaviours: uncovering the characteristics of those below the line

Personality and online news commenting behaviours: uncovering the characteristics of those below the line

Seeing red: Reading uncivil news comments guided by personality characteristics

Is Social Media Use Socially Enhancing or Compensating?

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