Title
An investigation of Facebook users’ implicit associations between Facebook, sexual and prosocial behavior
Date Issued
01 September 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of the Balearic Islands
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Despite growing research on online social networking, implicit associations of Facebook users have been largely understudied. In Study 1, we used the Single-Target Implicit Association Test (ST-IAT; Karpinski and Steinman, 2006) in order to assess implicit associations between Facebook and two evolutionary relevant constructs: sexual and prosocial behavior. Additionally, we controlled for the role of participant's relationship status as a potential moderator of Facebook implicit associations. In Study 2, we extended these findings and explored the relationship between implicit and explicit associations towards Facebook. Across two studies, we found that Facebook is more strongly associated with prosocial than with sexual behavior. This effect was not sensitive to sex differences. Further, Study 2 results revealed that implicit and explicit associations did not correlate. We discuss the implications of these findings, underlining the role of implicit measures in cyberpsychology research.
Volume
4
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85053751635
Source
Heliyon
ISSN of the container
24058440
DOI of the container
10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00811
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