Effects of cultural tightness-looseness and social network density on expression of positive and negative emotions: A large-scale study of impression management by Facebook users

• Main Authors: LIU, Pan, CHAN, David, QIU, Lin, TOV, William, TONG, Victor Joo Chuan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Cultural tightness-looseness; Emotional expression; Impression management; Social network density; Applied Behavior Analysis; Social Media; Sociology of Culture
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2702; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3959/viewcontent/0146167218770999.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Using data from 13,789 Facebook users across U.S. states, this study examined the main effects of societal-level cultural tightness–looseness and its interaction effects with individuals’ social network density on impression management (IM) in terms of online emotional expression. Results showed tha...