Adult attachment and profile images on Chinese social networking sites: A comparative analysis of Sina Weibo and WeChat

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Highlights:

• Attachment anxiety and avoidance can positively predict dyadic image use on SNS.

• Avoidance has stronger ability to predict dyadic image use on Weibo than WeChat.

• Type of SNS can’t moderate the relationship between anxiety and dyadic image use.

摘要

•Attachment anxiety and avoidance can positively predict dyadic image use on SNS.•Avoidance has stronger ability to predict dyadic image use on Weibo than WeChat.•Type of SNS can’t moderate the relationship between anxiety and dyadic image use.

论文关键词:Adult attachment,Social networking sites,Profile image,Sina Weibo,WeChat

论文评审过程:Received 30 March 2017, Revised 27 July 2017, Accepted 10 September 2017, Available online 10 September 2017, Version of Record 14 September 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.09.014