When Self-Disclosure Promotes the Psychological Ownership of Virtual Communities: The Role of Self-Uncertainty.

IF 2.1 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Guofang Liu, Qingxuan Meng, Qian Su
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Virtual communities play an important role in the digital economy and individuals' daily lives; therefore, both researchers and managers have endeavored to improve users' psychological ownership of virtual communities. This research aimed to examine the proposal that users' self-disclosure in virtual communities is an important influencing factor in their psychological ownership and that users' self-uncertainty plays a moderating role. Two studies were conducted to examine the proposals. To establish the causal relationship, Study 1 conducted a 2 (self-disclosure: high vs. low) × 2 (self-uncertainty: high vs. low) experimental design in which participants' self-uncertainty and self-disclosure in virtual communities were manipulated. To enhance ecological validity, Study 2 used a daily diary method that surveyed 102 college students for a week. The participants reported their daily experiences with actual virtual platforms, including self-uncertainty, self-disclosure, and psychological ownership. Studies 1 and 2 revealed that the positive relationship between self-disclosure and the psychological ownership of virtual communities was moderated by self-uncertainty. For participants with higher levels of self-uncertainty, their self-disclosure in virtual communities is more likely to increase their psychological ownership. This study revealed the moderating role of self-uncertainty in the relationship between self-disclosure and psychological ownership, which contributes to the literature on virtual communities and psychological ownership and has substantial implications for users and managers of virtual communities.

当自我表露促进虚拟社区的心理所有权:自我不确定性的作用。
虚拟社区在数字经济和个人日常生活中发挥着重要作用;因此,研究者和管理者都在努力提高用户对虚拟社区的心理所有权。本研究旨在检验用户在虚拟社区中的自我表露是其心理所有权的重要影响因素,而用户的自我不确定性在其中起调节作用。为审查这些建议,进行了两项研究。为了建立因果关系,研究1进行了2(自我表露:高vs低)× 2(自我不确定性:高vs低)的实验设计,操纵参与者在虚拟社区中的自我不确定性和自我表露。为了提高生态效度,研究二采用每日日记法对102名大学生进行了为期一周的调查。参与者报告了他们在实际虚拟平台上的日常体验,包括自我不确定性、自我表露和心理所有权。研究1和研究2发现,自我表露与虚拟社区心理所有权之间的正向关系受到自我不确定性的调节。对于自我不确定程度较高的参与者,他们在虚拟社区中的自我表露更有可能增加他们的心理所有权。本研究揭示了自我披露与心理所有权关系中自我不确定性的调节作用,为虚拟社区与心理所有权的相关文献提供了有益的补充,对虚拟社区的用户和管理者具有重要的启示意义。
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Scandinavian journal of psychology
Scandinavian journal of psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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4.20
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102
期刊介绍: Published in association with the Nordic psychological associations, the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology publishes original papers from Scandinavia and elsewhere. Covering the whole range of psychology, with a particular focus on experimental psychology, the journal includes high-quality theoretical and methodological papers, empirical reports, reviews and ongoing commentaries.Scandinavian Journal of Psychology is organised into four standing subsections: - Cognition and Neurosciences - Development and Aging - Personality and Social Sciences - Health and Disability
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