Personal journal bloggers: Profiles of disclosiveness

Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 1657 - 1666
Published: Nov 1, 2010
Abstract
Personal journal blogs, which are primarily about bloggers' selves and inner states, are often characterized by high amounts of self-disclosure. This study employed the uses and gratifications perspective to reveal the characteristics of disclosive personal journal bloggers. Path analyses of data from an online survey revealed that the most disclosive bloggers were women who were generally disclosive in their offline lives as well. Disclosive...
Paper Details
Title
Personal journal bloggers: Profiles of disclosiveness
Published Date
Nov 1, 2010
Volume
26
Issue
6
Pages
1657 - 1666
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