The effect of implicit theory of personality on SNS

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Abstract

This preliminary study investigated how Facebook users’ fixed or growth mindsets shape their behaviors on social networking sites. Our experiment (N=75) tested a real-world situation in which patients posted complaints about side effects from a drug on the company’s Facebook page. The results showed that users’ mindsets moderated the effect of company response; growth mindset Facebook users were more receptive to company’s apologies, and perceived other users’ negative opinions less severe than did fixed mindset Facebook users.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2018
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages222-225
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781450363341
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jul 2018
Event9th International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2018 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 18 Jul 201820 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2018
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period18/07/1820/07/18

Keywords

  • Facebook
  • Fixed mindset
  • Growth mindset
  • Personality trait

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