Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research

Communication technologies such as text-based chat, blogs, virtual reality, and avatars allow people to present deviations from their offline personality or appearance, causing changes to their personality perceptions and social behavior. This review of self-transformation through online self-presen...

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Main Authors: Walther, Joseph B., Lew, Zijian
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1643522023-03-05T15:57:56Z Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research Walther, Joseph B. Lew, Zijian Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Self-Presentation Self-Perception Communication technologies such as text-based chat, blogs, virtual reality, and avatars allow people to present deviations from their offline personality or appearance, causing changes to their personality perceptions and social behavior. This review of self-transformation through online self-presentation explores two major paradigms–the discursive approach and the embodiment approach–in terms of the theories on which they draw. It also examines differences and inconsistencies within and between these paradigms with respect to six factors that different studies suggest as critical for self-transformation. It reviews empirical research examining these critical factors, and provides a roadmap for future research testing competing explanations and their generality or specificity across digital platforms. Published version 2023-01-17T05:22:20Z 2023-01-17T05:22:20Z 2022 Journal Article Walther, J. B. & Lew, Z. (2022). Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research. Annals of the International Communication Association, 46(3), 135-158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2022.2096662 2380-8985 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164352 10.1080/23808985.2022.2096662 2-s2.0-85133672754 3 46 135 158 en Annals of the International Communication Association © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. application/pdf
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Self-Presentation
Self-Perception
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Self-Presentation
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Walther, Joseph B.
Lew, Zijian
Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research
description Communication technologies such as text-based chat, blogs, virtual reality, and avatars allow people to present deviations from their offline personality or appearance, causing changes to their personality perceptions and social behavior. This review of self-transformation through online self-presentation explores two major paradigms–the discursive approach and the embodiment approach–in terms of the theories on which they draw. It also examines differences and inconsistencies within and between these paradigms with respect to six factors that different studies suggest as critical for self-transformation. It reviews empirical research examining these critical factors, and provides a roadmap for future research testing competing explanations and their generality or specificity across digital platforms.
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title Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research
title_short Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research
title_full Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research
title_fullStr Self-transformation online through alternative presentations of self: a review, critique, and call for research
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