Disinhibition of negative true self for identity reconstructions in cyberspace: Advancing self-discrepancy theory for virtual setting

In face-to-face communications, to avoid sanctions and disapproval from others, people are more likely to hide negative aspects of their true self (such as socially undesirable personalities, minds, beliefs and consciousness) to avoid conflict with social norms and laws. The anonymity of cyberspace...

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Main Authors: Hu, C., Kumar, S., Huang, J., Ratnavelu, K.
Format: Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/19165/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175623
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