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dc.contributor.authorScott, Graham G.
dc.contributor.authorSinclair, Jason
dc.contributor.authorShort, Emma
dc.contributor.authorBruce, Gillian
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-28T13:43:36Z
dc.date.available2020-07-28T13:43:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-31
dc.identifier.citationScott G, Sinclair J, Short E, Bruce G (2014) 'It's not what you say, It's how you say it: language use on Facebook impacts employability but not attractiveness', Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 17 (8), pp.562-566.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2152-2715
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/cyber.2013.0584
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/624295
dc.description.abstractThe expansion and increasing diversity of the Internet has seen a growth in user-generated online content, and an escalation in incorrect and nonstandardized language use (e.g., text speak). This evolution has been exemplified by social networking sites such as Facebook. In our experiment, participants viewed six Facebook profiles whose walls contained status updates that were either spelled correctly, incorrectly, or using text speak, and then rated the profile owners on measures of attractiveness and employability. It was shown that language use had no impact on attractiveness, but users who used correct language were seen as more intelligent, competent, and employable. These results highlight the need to control language in this area of research by demonstrating the variables' seemingly elevated importance to employers compared to peers. The findings also pave the way for further exploration of the Warranting Theory of impression formation online and the role of language in social media-based identity statements and behavioral residue. © Copyright 2014, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2014.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert Inc.en_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2013.0584en_US
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dc.subjectFacebooken_US
dc.titleIt's not what you say, it's how you say it: language use on Facebook impacts employability but not attractivenessen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.journalCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networkingen_US
dc.date.updated2020-07-28T13:40:14Z
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