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Using Facebook Data to Examine Culture and Self-Disclosure Behaviors

Reed, Philip J.; Spiro, Emma S.; Butts, Carter T.

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Title
Using Facebook Data to Examine Culture and Self-Disclosure Behaviors
Author(s)
  • Reed, Philip J.
  • Spiro, Emma S.
  • Butts, Carter T.
Issue Date
2015-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • social media
  • cultural informatics
  • social computing
Abstract
In this work-in-progress poster, we examine the relationship between societal variables, including cultural attributes, and users' self-disclosure on Facebook. To accomplish this we use a dataset of 425,000 Facebook users who designated a national or regional network. Drawing on both standard demographic control variables and the GLOBE cultural dimensions, we execute an exhaustive model search. The best-performing model confirms our hypotheses about cultural variables, but some of our hypotheses about demographic controls are negated. Consequently, we discuss directions in which to continue our research.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2015 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
English
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