Journal article
How Does Facebook Use for Politics Motivate Unfriending and Muting? The Role of Joy on Opinion Self-disclosure After Unfriending
The journal of social media in society, Vol.10(1), p.22
05/01/2021
Abstract
Motivated reasoning theory posits that individuals constantly engage in directional motivation which lets individuals use defensive strategies to defend their preexisting beliefs or identities. But how do people feel after they employ defensive strategies to manage political behaviors on Facebook? Results from a nationally representative sample from a Qualtrics survey panel (N = 505) showed that the political motivation of Facebook use for politics can impact the consequent management behaviors of exposing to posted political content by others and disclosure of personal opinions on Facebook. Interestingly, individuals who felt joy after unfriending or muting others for political reasons reported they would disclose more on Facebook after doing so. This study indicates the important role of political motivation and the emotion of joy in the formation of echo chambers on social media. Keywords: unfriending, Facebook political motivation, motivating reasoning, opinion disclosure, joy
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- How Does Facebook Use for Politics Motivate Unfriending and Muting? The Role of Joy on Opinion Self-disclosure After Unfriending
- Creators
- Bingbing ZhangHeather Shoenberger
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of social media in society, Vol.10(1), p.22
- Publisher
- Tarleton State University
- ISSN
- 2328-3599
- eISSN
- 2325-503X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2021
- Description audience
- Academic
- Academic Unit
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984446708402771
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