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Studies

Reinecke & Trepte (2014): study DE 2010

Publication

Author(s):
Reinecke, L.; Trepte, S.
Title:
Authenticity and Well-being on Social Network Sites: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study on the Effects of Online Authenticity and the Positivity Bias in SNS Communication.
Source:
Computers in Human Behavior, 2014, Vol. 30, 95 - 102

Investigation

Public
Social media users,, Germany, followed 6 months, 2010-2011
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Non-probability self-selected
Respondents
N = 374
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 10 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate how often you feel this way in the present.
A  upset
B  hostile
C  alert
D  ashamed
E  inspired
F  nervous
G  determined
H  attentive
I   afraid
J   active

Answer options:
1  never
2  
3
4  
5  always


Computation: (C=E+G+H+J)/5 - (A+B+D+F+I)/5

Name: Watson et al's PANAS, International short form I-PANAS-SF
Classification:
A-BW-c-mq-v-5-a
Author's label:
Positive and negative affect
Remarks:
ABS computed by WDH-team
ABS computed is the mean of ABS at T1 and T2
Page in publication:
98
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range -20 - 20 On range 0-10
Mean:
1.19 -
SD:
0.40 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Online authenticity Earlier self-disclosing
Genuine
Later self-disclosure
Earlier internet behavior
Later internet behavior
Self-disclosure on internet