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The Relations of Conscientiousness, Risk Avoidance, and Growth Motivation with Facebook Usage and Regret

Brodbeck, Patricia Marie
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1507-7791
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1544114921490422

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2018, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Psychology, General.
Facebook has become one of the most prolific social network sites available online which has led to a variety of research on who uses Facebook, what they use it for, and how people’s personality can affect their usage and feelings towards their use. The purpose of this study was to examine how the personality traits of conscientiousness, risk avoidance, and growth motivation relate to Facebook usage and regret. Utilizing personality surveys, self-reported Facebook usage, and actual Facebook data collected from volunteer participants, this study was able to assess how these traits interact with using Facebook and the potential regret users have. I found that individuals who scored high in conscientiousness reported feeling low levels of regret over time spent on Facebook and their overall usage, whereas risk avoidance and growth motivation did not play significant roles in predicting Facebook usage and regret. Interestingly, older participants were found to regret their Facebook usage more than the younger participants.
Jack J. Bauer, Ph.D. (Advisor)
R. Matthew Montoya, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Erin M. O'Mara, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
58 p.
Psychology
Facebook; regret; conscientiousness, growth motivation, risk avoidance

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  • Brodbeck, P. M. (2018). The Relations of Conscientiousness, Risk Avoidance, and Growth Motivation with Facebook Usage and Regret [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1544114921490422

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brodbeck, Patricia. The Relations of Conscientiousness, Risk Avoidance, and Growth Motivation with Facebook Usage and Regret. 2018. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1544114921490422.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brodbeck, Patricia. "The Relations of Conscientiousness, Risk Avoidance, and Growth Motivation with Facebook Usage and Regret." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1544114921490422

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