TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond the “Like”
T2 - How People Respond to Negative Posts on Facebook
AU - Spottswood, Erin
AU - Wohn, Donghee Yvette
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2019/4/3
Y1 - 2019/4/3
N2 - New features of social network platforms afford users the ability to navigate potentially sensitive situations in ways they could not before. This study surveyed 260 Facebook users to uncover how people are using this social media platform’s new “reaction” buttons to respond to others’ posts about negative topics such as traumatic life situations, catastrophic current or past events, and interpersonal crises. Results suggest that users do not perceive the reaction buttons as adequate tools to help them interact with those that are close to them. Instead, these new paralinguistic digital affordances seem to help users engage in social grooming.
AB - New features of social network platforms afford users the ability to navigate potentially sensitive situations in ways they could not before. This study surveyed 260 Facebook users to uncover how people are using this social media platform’s new “reaction” buttons to respond to others’ posts about negative topics such as traumatic life situations, catastrophic current or past events, and interpersonal crises. Results suggest that users do not perceive the reaction buttons as adequate tools to help them interact with those that are close to them. Instead, these new paralinguistic digital affordances seem to help users engage in social grooming.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2019.1622936
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2019.1622936
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067806937
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 63
SP - 250
EP - 267
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 2
ER -