Who uses Facebook? An investigation into the relationship between the Big Five, shyness, narcissism, loneliness, and Facebook usage
Who uses Facebook? An investigation into the relationship between the Big Five, shyness, narcissism, loneliness, and Facebook usage
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chb.2011.02.004
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
9.9
通讯作者：
Xenos, Sophia
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作者：
Ryan, Tracii;Xenos, Sophia
社交网站Facebook的空前流行提出了一些关于它对社交的影响的重要问题。然而，由于Facebook是一个非常新的社会现象，因此明显缺乏与其使用相关的心理学理论。虽然研究已经开始确定使用Facebook的人的类型，但这种调查仅限于学生群体。目前的研究旨在调查个性如何影响使用或不使用Facebook。该样本由1324名澳大利亚互联网用户（1158名Facebook用户和166名Facebook非用户）组成，年龄在18岁至44岁之间。参与者被要求完成一个在线问卷包，包括大五量表（BFI），自恋人格量表- 29项版本（NPI-29），修订的脸颊和巴斯害羞量表（RCBS），以及成人社会和情感孤独量表-简短版本（SELSA-S）。Facebook用户还完成了Facebook使用问卷。结果显示，Facebook用户往往比非用户更外向和自恋，但不那么尽责和社交孤独。此外，Facebook的使用频率和对特定功能的偏好也因某些特征而异，如神经质，孤独，害羞和自恋。希望这方面的研究能够继续下去，并导致有关Facebook使用的影响和满足的理论的发展。(C)2011爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
The unprecedented popularity of the social networking site Facebook raises a number of important questions regarding the impact it has on sociality. However, as Facebook is a very recent social phenomenon, there is a distinct lack of psychological theory relating to its use. While research has begun to identify the types of people who use Facebook, this line of investigation has been limited to student populations. The current study aimed to investigate how personality influences usage or non-usage of Facebook. The sample consisted of 1324 self-selected Australian Internet users (1158 Facebook users and 166 Facebook nonusers), between the ages of 18 and 44. Participants were required to complete an online questionnaire package comprising the Big Five Inventory (BFI), the Narcissistic Personality Inventory - 29-item version (NPI-29), the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale (RCBS), and the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults - Short version (SELSA-S). Facebook users also completed a Facebook usage questionnaire. The results showed that Facebook users tend to be more extraverted and narcissistic, but less conscientious and socially lonely, than nonusers. Furthermore, frequency of Facebook use and preferences for specific features were also shown to vary as a result of certain characteristics, such as neuroticism, loneliness, shyness and narcissism. It is hoped that research in this area continues, and leads to the development of theory regarding the implications and gratifications of Facebook use. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.