Chapter 3.6 The Digital Self PDF

THE DIGITAL SELF Guide Questions  Does spending too much time in cyberspace affect one’s personality?  Is there a big difference between the self online and the real self? Not everything you see online can influence you...

THE DIGITAL SELF Guide Questions  Does spending too much time in cyberspace affect one’s personality?  Is there a big difference between the self online and the real self? Not everything you see online can influence you positively THE SELF ONLINE VS. REAL SELF PERSONALITY  came from the Latin word “persona”  PERSONA – theatrical mask/mask being worn by people in a theater when they perform SELF IN THE CYBERSPACE DIGITAL LITERACY  capabilities possessed by individuals who are living, learning and working in a digital society.  You need to be digitally literate so that:  you can monitor information that you get online  you can protect your self from the possible things that may happen WHAT MAKES A CYBERSPACE A DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE? IN THE CYBERSPACE..  people are more willing to speak out and misbehave  authority is minimized – no one is watching your social media activities  Online Disinhibition – lack of restraint one feels when communicating online. TYPES OF DISINHIBITION BENIGN TOXIC  Speaking about  Rude language, harsh emotions, fears criticism, anger, and wishes hatred and threats  Showing kindness  Pornography and and helping others violence  Combating  Cyberbullying loneliness through  Threatening, online interactions humiliating, spreading  Finding emotional rumors, making fun of support others  Cyber harassment or exploitation  TIPS ON MANAGING TOXIC DISINHIBITIO N MANAGING TOXIC INHIBITION  Be careful about sharing.  Do not hang with the wrong crowd online.  Consider your emotional state before posting.  Consider others’ possible reaction. TYPES OF SELF- PRESENTATION 1.Self-promotion – you try to show that you are better than others so that they will admire you 2.Ingratiation – you only like people to like you; you crave for attention; you want people to follow you 3.Exemplification – you intend to make others feel that they are not good as you; to make others feel bad 4.Intimidation – you want people to think that you are dangerous 5.Supplication – you want people to DOES SOCIAL MEDIA MAKE US SAD? 1. Generation Validation: The Role Of Social Comparison In Use Of Instagram Among Emerging Adults (research title) FINDINGS:  Some people think that their self- worth is depended on social media.  If they don’t get the type of validation that they need online, they feel bad or inadequate.  The social media does not always make us bad because there are DOES SOCIAL MEDIA MAKE US SAD? 2. Does Facebooking make us sad? Hunting relationship between Facebook use and depression among Filipino adolescents (research title) FINDINGS:  No statistical relationship between Facebook and depressive symptoms.  Hence, Facebook alone does not make us sad.  You are sad maybe because of your own attitudes or