Personality, cognitive style, demographic characteristics and Internet use - Findings from the HomeNetToo project

Jackson, Linda A.; Eye, Alexander von; Biocca, Frank; Barbatsis, Gretchen; Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; Zhao, Yong

doi:10.1024//1421-0185.62.2.79

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“…That is, the encouraging results of the studies reported here offer an additional foundation for exploiting online textual communications for assessment purposes. Accumulating evidence relating to expressions of personality in various Internet environments has been generated from research that referred to different traits and characteristics, such as personality dimensions (Amichai‐Hamburger, 2002; Amichai‐Hamburger, Wainapel, & Fox, 2002; Bonebrake, 2002; Hills & Argyle, 2003; Jackson et al, 2003; Tuten & Bosnjak, 2001; Wolfradt & Doll, 2001) and psychopathologies (Shapira, Goldsmith, Keck, Khosla, & McElroy, 2000; Shapira et al, 2003). Perhaps a new direction toward innovative alternative assessment procedures is now opened, based on people's behaviors and other manifestations of personality online (Barak & Buchanan, 2004).…”

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Writing Characteristics of Suicidal People on the Internet: A Psychological Investigation of Emerging Social Environments

Barak

Miron

2005

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Three studies were carried out to investigate the writings of suicidal people on the Internet, hypothesizing consistent findings to equivalent research of offline writing. In Study 1, suicidal persons' (n = 34) attributions as the cause of their condition, as expressed in their free online writing, were compared to those of emotionally distressed, nonsuicidal (n = 16) and to nondistressed (n = 15) individuals. Results showed that suicidal persons have significantly more stable and global attributions than do the other groups. In Study 2, expressions of self-focus in online written messages were compared among suicidal, two levels of nonsuicidal but distressed, and nondistressed individuals (200 messages in each group). With the use of various expressions of self-focus, findings showed that suicidal people were distinctively self-focused in their writing, unlike their counterparts. In Study 3, psychologically relevant themes in the online writing of suicidal (n = 39) and highly distressed, nonsuicidal persons (n = 24) were compared. Results revealed that the former expressed significantly more unbearable psychological pain and cognitive constriction than did the latter. The findings of the three studies are consistent with those found in examinations of offline writing. The research has important implications for the use of online environments for psychological research and means for assessment, as well as for understanding suicidality.

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Writing Characteristics of Suicidal People on the Internet: A Psychological Investigation of Emerging Social Environments

Barak

Miron

2005

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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“…It is perhaps worth noting that in addition to direct studies of FInternet addiction,_ there have been a number of longitudinal studies examining the relationship between general Internet use (including heavy use) and various aspects of psychosocial well-being (Kraut, Patterson, Lundmark, Kiesler, Mukophadhyay, & Scherlis, 1998;Kraut, Kiesler, Boneva, Cummings, Helgeson, & Crawford, 2002;Wä stlund, Norlander, & Archer, 2001;Jackson, Von Eye, Biocca, Barbatsis, Fitzgerald, & Zhao, 2003). However, none of these studies show consistent findings and none of these studies specifically investigated FInternet addiction_ or attempted to measure it.…”

Section: Survey Studies Of 'Internet Addiction' In Vulnerable Groups mentioning

confidence: 94%

‘Internet Addiction’: A Critical Review

Widyanto

Griffiths

2006

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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It has been alleged by some academics that excessive Internet use can be pathological and addictive. This paper reviews what is known from the empirical literature on FInternet addiction_ and its derivatives (e.g., Internet Addiction Disorder, Pathological Internet Use, etc.) and assesses to what extent it exists. Empirical research into FInternet addiction_ can roughly be divided into five areas:(1) survey studies that compare excessive Internet users with non-excessive users, (2) survey studies that have examined vulnerable groups of excessive Internet use, most notably students, (3) studies that examine the psychometric properties of excessive Internet use, (4) case studies of excessive Internet users and treatment case studies, and (5) correlational studies examining the relationship of excessive Internet use with other behaviours (e.g., psychiatric problems, depression, self-esteem, etc.). Each of these areas is reviewed. It is concluded that if FInternet addiction_ does indeed exist, it affects a relatively small percentage of the online population. However, exactly what it is on the Internet that they are addicted to still remains unclear.

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“…Some studies suggest that shyness might be associated with increased Internet use [3][4][5] whilst others suggest that it would not be. 6,7 The present study makes the hypothesis that social anxiety will be positively correlated with general levels of Internet use. This is because Internet use is a solitary activity and so would appeal to those who are socially anxious.…”

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Internet Communication: An Activity that Appeals to Shy and Socially Phobic People?

Madell

Muncer²

2006

CyberPsychology & Behavior

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Shyness (or social anxiety) and social phobia can be viewed as two distinct conditions, and this study investigates whether they are related to use of the Internet generally, and for communication purposes. 362 participants from two schools, a college and a university in the Teesside area in England were asked to complete Mattick and Clarke's (1998) Social Phobia (SPS) and Social Interaction Anxiety (SIAS) scales and also answer a questionnaire which asked them about their use of the Internet generally and for communication purposes. The findings from these suggested that social anxiety and social phobia are not highly associated with use of the Internet either in general, or for communication purposes, although minor associations with certain aspects of Internet use are discussed.

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Personality, cognitive style, demographic characteristics and Internet use - Findings from the HomeNetToo project

Cited by 42 publications

References 56 publications

Writing Characteristics of Suicidal People on the Internet: A Psychological Investigation of Emerging Social Environments

Writing Characteristics of Suicidal People on the Internet: A Psychological Investigation of Emerging Social Environments

‘Internet Addiction’: A Critical Review

Internet Communication: An Activity that Appeals to Shy and Socially Phobic People?

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