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This thesis investigated the role of anonymity and the amount of self-disclosure revealed on the social-networking website MySpace. Anonymity and self-disclosure were examined within MySpace to update previous computer-mediated communication research before Web 2.0 technology. This study content-analyzed MySpace website profiles that contained anonymous profile usernames (n=200) and identified profile usernames (n=200) to evaluate the amount of self-disclosure between the two. An analysis of the profiles (N=400) showed that more personal information was disclosed when MySpace profiles maintained an anonymous username. This study confirmed that self-disclosure levels increased when the participant's username remained anonymous and supports previous computer-mediated communications research on anonymity and self-disclosure within chat-rooms and blogs.
Advisor: | Buchwitz, Lilly |
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School: | San Jose State University |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 47/05M, Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Social psychology, Communication, Mass communications |
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Publication Number: | 1463394 |
ISBN: | 978-1-109-07539-7 |