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Personality Theories in Social Networks
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Personality Theories in Social Networks
"Jane's Persinality Profile
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From the knowledge I have of "Jane", I would say that she scores high in extroversion, medium in agreeableness, medium in conscientiousness, low in neuroticism and medium in openness.
Why the Differences?
The Trait Perspective
"Janes" Social Media Profile
Intelecom. (Producer). (2006). Episode: 118 - inside out: An introduction to psychology - the enduring self [Video file]. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Van Hoye, G., & Turban, D. B. (2015). Applicant-Employee Fit in Personality: Testing
predictions from similarity-attraction theory and trait activation theory. International Journal
Of Selection & Assessment, 23(3), 210-223. doi:10.1111/ijsa.12109
When looking at "Janes" Facebook page, I notice that her profile would change a little bit based on this perception of her. I would say that her social media page shows her as more open and agreeable than I know her to be personally.
--The trait perspective of personality is interested in the measurement of traits and finds that traits are relatively stable over time, influence behaviors and differ between individuals (VanHoye & Turban, 2015).
--Big 5 personality test is a very common test used today. This particular test, uses five factors;
extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to describe personality.
I feel the difference in the two profiles come from the self-serving bias describes by the Intelecom (2006) film which states that we often perceive and present ourselves in the best possible light. I think we all tend to only share the best parts of us and our lives on social media. It is common to see people posting pictures of their children doing something cute, but it is less common to see them posting a picture of them throwing a fit. Similarly, people often post when their spouse does something sweet, but rarely post about what they do wrong. People often like others to think they have it all together.