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Attributing Loneliness Disclosure on Social Networking Sites: The Effects of Context Collapse and Blame Judgment on Support Provision

Zhang, Guanjin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1557163959384662

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Communication.
Loneliness is a negative emotional experience that occurs due to perceived deficiency in social relationships (Peplau & Perlman, 1982). Self-disclosure of lonely feelings can facilitate coping. However, disclosing loneliness contains potential risks, especially in the contexts of social networking sites (SNSs). This dissertation aims to investigate how people perceive and interpret loneliness disclosure on SNSs, using the path model of blame as a framework (Malle, Guglielmo, & Monroe, 2014). An online experiment (n = 117) was conducted to look at: 1) the ways in which context collapse and relational closeness could predict perceived appropriateness of disclosing loneliness on SNSs, 2) how the perceived appropriateness of disclosing loneliness on SNSs impacts blame judgment, 3) the moderating effect of reason justification on the relationship between appropriateness and blame judgment, and 4) the effect of blameworthiness on subsequent support provision. Findings suggested that context collapse and relational closeness did not predict perceived appropriateness of disclosing loneliness on SNSs. The moderating effect of reason justification on the relationship between appropriateness and blame judgment did not work out. However, results showed that the perceived appropriateness of disclosing loneliness on SNSs was negatively associated with blame judgment. More blame attributed to people who disclosed loneliness on SNSs, the less willing recipients were to provide emotional, informational , and tangible support. Implications and limitations are discussed.
Jesse Fox (Advisor)
David DeAndrea (Committee Member)
April Li (Committee Member)
Teresa Lynch (Committee Member)
158 p.
Communication
self-disclosure, loneliness, social networking sites, blame judgment, context collapse, support provision

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  • Zhang, G. (2019). Attributing Loneliness Disclosure on Social Networking Sites: The Effects of Context Collapse and Blame Judgment on Support Provision [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1557163959384662

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zhang, Guanjin. Attributing Loneliness Disclosure on Social Networking Sites: The Effects of Context Collapse and Blame Judgment on Support Provision. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1557163959384662.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zhang, Guanjin. "Attributing Loneliness Disclosure on Social Networking Sites: The Effects of Context Collapse and Blame Judgment on Support Provision." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1557163959384662

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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