Im still socially anxious online: Offline relationship impairment characterizing social anxiety manifests and is accurately perceived in online social networking profiles
We tested whether social anxiety manifests in visible Facebook cues. We examined whether unacquainted observers could detect signs of social anxiety. Cues of social activity predicted self- and observer-reported social anxiety. Cues of relationship quality predicted self- and observer-reported social anxiety. Cues of self-disclosure predicted self-, but not observer-reported social anxiety.
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