Alondra Campos Adam Padgett ENGL 1102 March 10, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Inquiry: Why do people care

so much about other people opinions on social media? Proposed Thesis: People seek assurance through social media

Forest, Amanda L., and Joanne V. Wood. "When Social Networking Is Not Working: Individuals With Low Self-Esteem Recognize but Do Not Reap the Benefits of SelfDisclosure on Facebook." Psychological Science 23.3 (2012): 295-302. Print. These two authors of this article conducted three studies. These three studies were meant to see how the usage of Facebook differed between people with low self-esteem and people with high-self-esteem. There was an apparent difference in the two behaviors. People with high self-esteem like to draw attention to their good qualities whereas people with low self-esteem have a tendency to hide their flaws. The studies also revealed that people with a lower self-esteem seemed to view Facebook as an outlet or an easier means of communicating with other people; this is because there is no awkward face to face confrontation. People with lower self-esteem are also more likely to say that Facebook is a safer place to disclose personal thoughts and feelings. Through this means they can gain support and attention through a screen as opposed to in person, like a person with high self-esteem would. The second study showed a difference in the post that two types of people made. As shown through the study, people with a low self-esteem showed

more negativity in their posts whereas people with high self-esteem posted more positively. Any person with an account in a social networking site can confirm this as being true.

Wilcox, Keith, and Andrew T. Stephen. "Are Close Friends the Enemy? Online Social Networks, Self-Esteem, and Self-Control." Journal of Consumer Research 40.1 (2013): 90-103. Print. This article argues that people who are more interested in the image they present to close friends, gain self-esteem in what they choose to upload onto a social networking site. This increased self-esteem leads to lesser self-control. Social networking sites allow users to present what they want others to see.

Mientka, Matthew. "Facebook And Social Media Activity Reflects Self-Esteem, Study Finds." Medical Daily. N.p., 15 Sept. 2013. Web. 7 Mar. 2014. <http://www.medicaldaily.com/facebook-and-social-media-activity-reflects-self-esteemstudy-finds-256832>. You are your Facebook, basically, and despite all its socialness, Facebook is a deeply personal medium. This article supports the others. People with lower self-esteem worry more about what others post about them. On the other hand, people with higher selfesteem spend more time building a personal brand. They add more information about their personal opinions-what they like or dislike-these people reveal their deeply rooted feelings.

Zhang, Yin, Leo Shing-Tung Tang, and Louis Leung. "Gratifications, Collective Self-Esteem, Online Emotional Openness, And Traitlike Communication Apprehension As Predictors Of Facebook Uses." Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking 14.12 (2011): 733-739. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Mar. 2014. People tend to participate in online interactions because of their need to belong. This statement in this journal solidifies that a person wants assurance from others, people want to belong to something greater. The first hypothesis here was that people with higher collective self-esteem will find Facebook experiences more gratifying thus leading to higher Facebook usage. In this article, it is stated that users adopted Facebook to seek social information and want to get recognition and support from others. Users also want to maintain and even extend their connections with other people.

Steinfield, Charles, Nicole B. Ellison, and Cliff Lampe. "Social Capital, Self-Esteem, And Use Of Online Social Network Sites: A Longitudinal Analysis." Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology 29.6 (2008): 434-445. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. Here, we learn that socially anxious teenagers were more likely to view the internet to be more valuable for intimate self-disclosure than their non-socially anxious counterparts, this leading to more online communication. The more people used social networking sites, the frequency of interactions with peers. These frequent interactions lead to positive benefits on their self-esteem and therefore a higher satisfaction with life.