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Chapter 2 Lesson 6

The document discusses how the emergence of the internet has altered self-identity, especially for adolescents, by adding a fourth domain of the online life. It describes characteristics of the digital self as oriented inward, narrative in nature, retractable, and multipliable. The document also examines research on the relationship between social networking site use and self-esteem as well as the addictive nature of SNS use.

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Chapter 2 Lesson 6

The document discusses how the emergence of the internet has altered self-identity, especially for adolescents, by adding a fourth domain of the online life. It describes characteristics of the digital self as oriented inward, narrative in nature, retractable, and multipliable. The document also examines research on the relationship between social networking site use and self-esteem as well as the addictive nature of SNS use.

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CHAPTER 2 LESSON 6 remains unrevealed or unverified.

These people
DIGITAL SELF are strangers because you have never seen them
in person.
The social world of a western-influenced One of the first studies of Internet use found that
society, like the Philippines, typically consists of internet use in general significantly affected
three domains: social relationships and participation in offline
community life. The more time spent online
- Family
caused a decline in communicating with family
- School
members. The use of social networking sites
- Neighborhood (SNS) may possibly undermine subjective
People in these social domains exert different perception of well-being and life satisfaction.
impacts on the formation of self, depending on One of the reasons time spent on SNS may be
the stage of development of the child. Parents associated with depressive symptoms is the fact
have a dominant influence on their children’s that computer-mediated communication may
sense of self prior to adolescence. As a child lead to the altered impression of the physical and
grows older, the influence of peers increases. personality traits of the other users.
The emergence of the Internet, adds a fourth Recent research presented conflicting results
domain to the social world – the online life. This regarding the potential influence of Facebook
has altered the dynamics of self-identity, and any other SNS on self-esteem. One possible
especially for adolescents. indication of the negative relationship between
The digital self is the self that is constructed self-esteem and the use of Facebook is that all
online and has the following characteristics: social networking platforms cause or at least
promote narcissistic behavior.
1. Oriented inward – toward the world of
thoughts and feelings because others cannot see Another study, however, suggested that
the online user’s overt attributes. Facebook use may actually enhance self-esteem.
This supported the hyperpersonal model which
2. Narrative in nature – online users will only suggested that the advantage of computer-
come to know the person primarily through what mediated communication is that a person can
that person tells them. edit his or her self-presentation, which in turn
3. Retractable – because others are unable to may positively impact impressions on the self.
link the online self-claims to the offline SNS was also found to be addictive. This
identities. addictive nature is supported by the mental
4. Multipliable – because people can interact preoccupation of chronic SNS users who tend to
with one another in different domains of the neglect some other aspects of their social
online world at relatively the same time. functioning such as family and offline friends.
Social networks have the power to amplify the
People are able to present themselves online in human nature of communication. They have
the manner that they want to through self- broken the barriers of distance and time; of
presentation, but it tends to be superficial presence and visibility.
because people are more likely to disclose their
interests online rather than their beliefs and
feelings.
The people you interact with online are:
1. People you don’t know at all
2. People you know both online and offline
3. People you know only online
In the online social domain, it is entirely
acceptable to contact and to be contacted by
complete strangers – through a chat room and/or
comments on a post. You also interact with
people you know both online and offline
although your familiarity with these people may
vary. There are persons you interact with only
online. Regardless of how much you have
known them online, their offline identity still

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