Online/offline self‐disclosure to offline friends and relational outcomes in a diary study: The moderating role of self‐esteem and relational closeness

Author(s):  
Liman Man Wai Li ◽  
Qilin Chen ◽  
Haojie Gao ◽  
Wen‐Qiao Li ◽  
Kenichi Ito
2010 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. LANCE FERRIS ◽  
HUIWEN LIAN ◽  
DOUGLAS J. BROWN ◽  
FIONA X. J. PANG ◽  
LISA M. KEEPING

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (109) ◽  
pp. 67-79
Author(s):  
F Rahimnia ◽  
S Sadeghian ◽  
P Yazdani ◽  
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Author(s):  
Helen G. M. Vossen ◽  
Maria Koutamanis ◽  
Joseph B. Walther

This study investigated the effect of receiving confirming vs. disconfirming feedback to individuals’ self-disclosure on their self-esteem, the role of giving reciprocal feedback in this relationship, and how these effects differ between online and face-to-face communication. Using a two (communication mode: online vs. face-to-face) by two (feedback valence: confirming vs. disconfirming) between-subjects experiment, we found that feedback had a significant indirect effect on self-esteem, through the receiver’s reciprocal feedback. This indirect effect of feedback differed in online communication from offline: In online communication, participants reciprocated negative feedback when they received it, more than in face-to-face communication. The reciprocal feedback enhanced their self-esteem in online communication, but not in face-to-face communication. Although people tend to respond more negatively to negative comments in online conversations, the process, overall, boosts rather than hinders their self-esteem.


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