Authentic self-expression on social media is associated with greater subjective well-being

It is often tempting for social media users to present themselves in an idealized way. Here, based on analyses of a large set of Facebook profiles together with a longitudinal experiment, the authors find evidence that more authentic self-expression may be psychologically beneficial, as it is relate...

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Main Authors: Erica R. Bailey, Sandra C. Matz, Wu Youyou, Sheena S. Iyengar
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f0311e5d5abd44b8833222bc3580802f
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