کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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351303 | 618467 | 2012 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
This article introduces the novel model of “virtual identity discrepancy” as an investigative framework for computer-mediated self-representation and interpersonal communication in avatar-based virtual environments (VEs). Study 1 examined the roles of virtual self-discrepancy and self-presence in intrapersonal virtual identity construction. Study 2 explored the roles of virtual other-discrepancy, social presence, expectancy violation, and uncertainty reduction in animated avatar-to-avatar (AtA) virtual social interaction. Mediation analyses following a bootstrapping procedure indicated that self-presence mediates the relationship between virtual self-discrepancy and flow while social presence mediates the relationship between virtual other-discrepancy and flow. Furthermore, expectancy violation mediates the relationship between self-disclosure and trust in text-based chatting while uncertainty reduction mediates the relationship between nonverbal immediacy and flow in nonverbal communication between avatars.
► The virtual self refers to “the technology-mediated self simulated in virtual environments”.
► Self-presence mediates the relationship between virtual self-discrepancy and flow.
► Social presence mediates the relationship between virtual other-discrepancy and flow.
► Expectancy violation mediates the relationship between self-disclosure and trust.
► Uncertainty reduction mediates the relationship between nonverbal immediacy and flow.
Journal: Computers in Human Behavior - Volume 28, Issue 6, November 2012, Pages 2160–2168