Authenticity and well-being on social network sites: A two-wave longitudinal study on the effects of online authenticity and the positivity bias in SNS communication

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Highlights：

• Effects of online authenticity on social network sites were investigated.

• 374 participants responded to a two-wave longitudinal study.

• Online authenticity had a positive longitudinal effect on psychological well-being.

• Users with higher well-being were more likely to be authentic online, suggesting a “positivity bias in SNS communication”.

摘要

•Effects of online authenticity on social network sites were investigated.•374 participants responded to a two-wave longitudinal study.•Online authenticity had a positive longitudinal effect on psychological well-being.•Users with higher well-being were more likely to be authentic online, suggesting a “positivity bias in SNS communication”.

论文关键词：Social network sites,Authenticity,Psychological well-being,Positivity bias,Self-presentation,Longitudinal study

论文评审过程：Available online 26 August 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.030