Exploring the accuracies and inaccuracies of personality perception following Internet-mediated communication

Rouse, Steven V.; Haas, Heather A.

doi:10.1016/s0092-6566(03)00025-4

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“…These have found similar results to those based on observed behaviour and face-to-face communication, namely that people could rate the Extraversion and Openness levels of targets with reasonable accuracy, but no such evidence for Neuroticism. In contrast, others have found little or no convergence between observer ratings of personality and self-ratings on the basis of an instant messaging conversation and a web-chat (Rouse & Haas, 2003), or interactions via video-conferencing (Okdie, Guadagno, Bernieri, Geers and Mclarney-Vesotski, 2011).…”

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The true self online: Personality correlates of preference for self-expression online, and observer ratings of personality online and offline

Marriott

Buchanan

2014

Computers in Human Behavior

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Theorists have suggested some people find it easier to express their "true selves" online than in person. Among 523 participants in an online study, Shyness was positively associated with online 'Real Me' self location, while Conscientiousness was negatively associated with an online self. Extraversion was indirectly negatively associated with an online self, mediated by Shyness. Neuroticism was positively associated with an online self, partly mediated by Shyness. 107 online and offline friends of participants provided ratings of them. Overall, both primary participants and their observers indicated that offline relationships were closer. However, participants who located their Real Me online reported feeling closer to their online friends than did those locating their real selves offline. To test whether personality is better expressed in online or offline interactions, observers' ratings of participants' personalities were compared. Both online and offline observers' ratings of Extraversion, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness correlated with participants' self-reports. However, only offline observers' ratings of Neuroticism correlated with participants' own. Except for Neuroticism, the similarity of online and offline observers' personality ratings to participants' self-reports did not differ significantly. The study provides no evidence that online self-presentations are more authentic; indeed Neuroticism may be more visibly expressed offline.

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The true self online: Personality correlates of preference for self-expression online, and observer ratings of personality online and offline

Marriott

Buchanan

2014

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…For instance, email pseudonyms that offer insight into a sender’s personality (e.g., Happygrl@any.com) or work ethic (e.g., slacker@any.net) might increase predictability, such that they increase others’ desire to work or hang out with them. Recent research has explored the impact of computer mediation on perceived personality (Rouse & Haas, 2003), and research in group communication and social perception supports the premise that an individual’s preference to work with others is guided by the social perceptions he or she has of them (Ambady, Hallahan, & Rosenthal, 1995; Cesario, Plaks, & Higgins, 2006). Therefore, we advance the following hypotheses:…”

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Who are "stinkybug" and "Packerfan4"? Email Pseudonyms and Participants' Perceptions of Demography, Productivity, and Personality

Heisler

Crabill

2006

J Comp Mediated Comm

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This study explores whether in the absence of face-to-face interaction individuals rely on mediated ''clues'' for constructing their perceptions of other individuals. Specifically, we assess whether individuals use the information in email usernames to create basic assumptions about the sender of a message. Ninety-four male and 206 female participants completed self-report surveys asking their perceptions of an instructor-assigned, fictional group member including sex, age, race, and work productivity. A majority of participants assigned biological sex, ethnicity, and age to the fictional member. Participants often identified the creative emails as belonging to Caucasian males, while plain usernames were unknown and perceived as significantly more productive. The majority of participants chose to delete the message, listing lack of recognition as a reason for avoidance. These results suggest that email usernames may shape perceptions when other, nonverbal cues are absent.

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“…cues can be nominal and text-based, such as usernames, emoticons, and even writing style [9,10] but even these nominal cues can be used to form impressions of useful social categories such as gender and disposition [9,11]. In general, these CMC-specific cues reveal accurate information about individuals' personality, however, a high degree of accuracy is achieved in text-based interactions [12], despite the availability of simplest of the cues such as an email address [13]. However, some researchers show that this accuracy is lower than that found in face-to-face interactions [14].…”

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Understanding the Influence of Cultural Dimensions on the Interpretative Ability of People to Infer Personality from the Avatars: Evidence from Cultural Dimensions of Greece, Pakistan, Russia, and Singapore

Shahid¹,

Kralli²

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Avatar is a customized cartoon representation of the self and many people develop inferences about individuals' online representations through their avatar's facial appearance. Research has shown that avatars can signal information about the personality and social desires of a person [1]. Nonetheless, customizing an avatar enables control of selfrepresentation that could potentially moderate the true personality traits of an individual. The customized facial appearance of the avatar affects people's ability to draw expressions [2], whereas, several cultural dimensions affect the interpretative ability of the people to construct personality inferences from the facial appearance of avatars. We found a significant relationship between neuroticism to uncertainty avoidance and masculinity, whereas, negative relationships were found between extraversion and masculinity, and agreeableness to uncertainty avoidance. The study uses three-dimensional avatars to capture detailed features and expressions on avatar faces.Forming impressions is a critical aspect of any social interaction in routine life. Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) affects the mechanism of forming impressions by specific CMC cues. These

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Exploring the accuracies and inaccuracies of personality perception following Internet-mediated communication

Cited by 21 publications

References 36 publications

The true self online: Personality correlates of preference for self-expression online, and observer ratings of personality online and offline

The true self online: Personality correlates of preference for self-expression online, and observer ratings of personality online and offline

Who are "stinkybug" and "Packerfan4"? Email Pseudonyms and Participants' Perceptions of Demography, Productivity, and Personality

Understanding the Influence of Cultural Dimensions on the Interpretative Ability of People to Infer Personality from the Avatars: Evidence from Cultural Dimensions of Greece, Pakistan, Russia, and Singapore

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