A profile of arguing behaviors on Facebook

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Highlights：

• This study examined arguing behaviors on Facebook through content analysis.

• Individuals argue most about public topics, in somewhat complex arguments.

• Individuals mainly seek to persuade others when arguing on Facebook.

• Most Facebook arguments end with no resolution or relational consequences.

• How often one argues is positively correlated to how often one's friends argue.

摘要

•This study examined arguing behaviors on Facebook through content analysis.•Individuals argue most about public topics, in somewhat complex arguments.•Individuals mainly seek to persuade others when arguing on Facebook.•Most Facebook arguments end with no resolution or relational consequences.•How often one argues is positively correlated to how often one's friends argue.

论文关键词：Interpersonal argumentation,Facebook communication,Content analysis

论文评审过程：Received 27 July 2016, Revised 25 June 2017, Accepted 4 August 2017, Available online 6 August 2017, Version of Record 10 August 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.009