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Peer-reviewed
2015

Relationships between Twitter Viewing Frequency, Conformity Orientation, and Psychological Characteristics Affecting Collection of Personal Information in Undergraduate Students

The Japanese Journal of Personality
  • Sawayama Ikuo
  • ,
  • Miyake Motoko

Volume
24
Number
2
First page
137
Last page
146
Language
Japanese
Publishing type
DOI
10.2132/personality.24.137
Publisher
Japan Society of Personality Psychology

This study investigated the psychological characteristics of people who repeatedly viewed Twitter tweets each day. A questionnaire survey was administered to undergraduate students on two occasions (n=240 and n=167). The results suggested that people who repeatedly viewed tweets daily reported the following psychological characteristics more strongly compared to those who did not access Twitter: “public self-consciousness”, “conformity orientation”, “self-recognition need”, and “escape from negative information need”. In addition, high frequency viewers were attracted to certain types of tweets, such as monologues from their close friends. However, no clear differences in psychological characteristics were observed between high frequency viewers and medium or low frequency viewers. Other factors leading to high frequency viewing remain to be determined.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2132/personality.24.137
CiNii Books
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/AA11873802
CiNii Research
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1390282680189181312?lang=en
URL
http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/026955378
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  • DOI : 10.2132/personality.24.137
  • ISSN : 1348-8406
  • eISSN : 1349-6174
  • CiNii Articles ID : 130005113025
  • CiNii Books ID : AA11873802
  • CiNii Research ID : 1390282680189181312

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