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| Title |
Negative Self-Disclosure on the Web: The Role of Guilt Relief
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01068 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Liat Levontin, Elad Yom-Tov |
| Abstract |
In this paper, we suggest people use anonymous online forums as platforms for self-disclosing actions they feel guilty about-such as transgressions and unethical behaviors-with the goal of achieving guilt relief through others' reactions. We support this proposition by analyzing field data extracted from Yahoo Answers, an online question-and-answer website. Our analysis shows the level of guilt relief an answer is expected to offer the "asker" (the self-disclosing person) is positively associated with the asker's likelihood of selecting that answer as the "best" response to the self-disclosure. Furthermore, following receipt of a guilt-relieving answer, an asker becomes less likely to engage in prosocial behavior, which is another type of guilt-relieving action. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Chile | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 42 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 42 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Researcher | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 21% |
| Unknown | 16 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 24% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Unknown | 17 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 February 2024.
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