Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Comparing Motivations of Bloggers and Social Networkers

Presented at the APS Conference in Darwin today. The reference is below:

Baker, J.R. (2009). Differences in motivation between social networkers and bloggers. Proceedings of the 2009 Australian Psychological Society Conference, Darwin, 30 September – 6 October, 2009.

Monday, November 10, 2008

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED! Social Networking and Blogging Study

I am currently looking for participants for my new research study on blogging and social networking. The initial survey takes between 15 and 25 minutes to complete. Participants have the option to enter a draw for one of three Nintendo DS units.

If you are interested in participating please click on the link below that best describes you. You will be taken to the survey landing page where an Explantory Statement explains the project in greater detail.

1) Bloggers take this Study
2) MySpace Users take this study
3) Facebook Users take this study

Thanks very much for your interest!

Best,

James

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Blogging as a Social Tool: A Psychosocial Examination

Baker, J.R. & Moore, S.M. (2008). Blogging as a Social Tool: A Psychosocial Examination of the Effects of Blogging. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(6).

Abstract:


New MySpace users (N=58) were surveyed on joining the site and again in 2 months to examine psychosocial differences between bloggers and nonbloggers over time. Bloggers’ social integration, reliable alliance, and friendship satisfaction all significantly increased compared to nonbloggers, suggesting that blogging has beneficial effects on well-being, specifically in terms of perceived social support.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

E-mail, Decisional Styles, and Rest Breaks

Baker, J.R. & Phillips, J.G. (2007). E-mail, Decisional Styles, and Rest Breaks. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10(5): 705-708.

Abstract:

E-mail is a common but problematic work application. A scale was created to measure tendencies to use e-mail to take breaks (e-breaking); and self-esteem and decisional style (vigilance, procrastination, buck-passing, hypervigilance) were used to predict the self-reported and actual e-mail behaviors of 133 participants (students and marketing employees). Individuals who were low in defensive avoidance (buck-passing) engaged in more e-mailing per week, both in time spent on e-mail and message volume. E-breakers were more likely to engage in behavioral procrastination and spent more time on personal e-mail.

Distress, Coping, and Blogging: Comparing New Myspace Users by Their Intention to Blog

Baker, J.R. & Moore, S.M. (2008) Distress, Coping, and Blogging: Comparing New Myspace Users by Their Intention to Blog. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(1): 81-85.

Abstract:

New Myspace.com users (N = 134, mean age 24.5 years) completed a questionnaire about their intent to blog and several psychosocial variables. Intending bloggers scored higher on psychological distress, self-blame, and venting and scored lower on social integration and satisfaction with number of online and face-to-face friends. Intending bloggers may view this activity as a potential mechanism for coping with distress in situations in which they feel inadequately linked with social supports.

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First Entry

Because I do research on computer mediated communication, and because my recent blogging work has received a substantial amount of attention, I decided it's only fitting to dedicate a blog specifically to my research work. So I'll use this to post future research opportunities and to display some of my current and older research.

So off we go!