Going public on social media: The effects of thousands of Instagram followers on users with a high need for social approval
Abstract
Why should people opt for a public profile on a new social media? Across two studies, we tested the hypothesis that receiving tangible positive feedback on a famous social media site causes people with a high need for approval to be more willing to create a public profile on a new social media. In Study 1 (N = 200), we hypothesized and found (a) a positive association between young adults’ need for social approval and their general tendency to...
Paper Details
Title
Going public on social media: The effects of thousands of Instagram followers on users with a high need for social approval
Published Date
Aug 4, 2021
Journal
Volume
42
Issue
10
Pages
8206 - 8220
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