What to Say When Seeking Support Online: A Comparison Among Different Levels of Self-Disclosure.
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SUBMITTER: Pan W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283557 | biostudies-literature | 2020
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What to Say When Seeking Support Online: A Comparison Among Different Levels of Self-Disclosure.
Pan Wenjing W Feng Bo B Wingate V Skye VS Li Siyue S
Frontiers in psychology 20200603
The current study examined the effect of exposure to online support-seeking posts containing different levels of depth self-disclosure (baseline, peripheral, core) affecting the quality (person-centeredness and politeness) of participants' support-provision messages. Participants of the study were assigned to the role of a support-provider. Compared to participants who read support-seeking posts with baseline and core self-disclosure, participants who read support-seeking posts with peripheral s ...[more]
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