Uh-oh…. Social networking sites, such as Facebook, are extremely popular and have become a primary method for socialization and communication. Despite a report of increased use among those on the schizophrenia-spectrum, few details are known about their actual practices. In the current research, undergraduate participants completed measures of schizotypy and personality, and provided access to […]
Interesting new article – suggests that Facebook use is motivated from two basic needs – need to belong and need for self-presentation ScienceDirect – Personality and Individual Differences : Why do people use Facebook?.
This is rather odd: “None of the profile picture categories significantly differed by gender”. I would’ve thought there would be all kinds of gender differences in Facebook profile photographs. I suppose that depends on how they were coded…. ScienceDirect – Computers in Human Behavior : A picture is worth a thousand words: A content analysis […]
For the notion of friendship ‘maintenance’ is ambiguous— I might speak of ‘maintaining’ my garden, when by this I mean throwing some water on it just often enough to keep it limping along, or I might refer to my sustained and careful efforts to nourish and tend to it lovingly, to ensure that every part […]
Here’s the presentation I gave last week in IADT. Audio didn’t work out too well, but I may re-record and add later. Video may follow later. Facebook and psychology: What we know so far View more presentations from CJAMcMahon.