Late adolescent identity definition and intimate disclosure on Facebook |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, 377 P. de León Ave., Hato Rey, PR 00918, United States;2. College of Business, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States;1. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Phoenix Centre, Raigmore Hospital, Old Perth Road, Inverness IV1 3UJ, United Kingdom;2. Paediatric Health Psychology Service/CAMHS, The Phoenix Centre, Raigmore Hospital, Old Perth Road, Inverness, United Kingdom;3. Clinical & Health Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, United Kingdom;1. Department of Administration of Justice, Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania;2. Statistics and Information Department, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Sejong City, South Korea;3. Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana;1. The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior, 997 Street, Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;2. Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 1977 Butler Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA;3. Natchaug Hospital, 189 Storrs Road, PO Box 260, Mansfield Center, CT 06250-0260, USA;1. William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA;2. School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, Box 1275, Eugene, OR 97403, USA;3. College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Box 43082, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA;1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin;2. Medical Education and Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;3. Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Abstract: | During the last decade, online social networks such as Facebook™ (Facebook) grew rapidly in popularity and this was due in no small measure to use of these media by adolescents. For many teenagers and young adults, Facebook represents a social institution that can be used by adolescents not only for sharing basic information and for connecting with others, but also as a platform for exploring and divulging information about their identities. To examine issues related to questions about the formation and disclosure of identity-related information by late adolescents, this study investigates the relationship between disclosures of intimate information by late adolescents through Facebook and their stage of psychosocial development. To examine disclosure behaviors of young college students on Facebook, we conducted focus groups in conjunction with a content analysis of Facebook profiles. Findings point to an extended adolescence period resting on the identity construction dilemma posed by digital social networks. |
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| Keywords: | Facebook Adolescent Identity Intimacy Disclosure Social networking site |
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