e-Perceptions: Personality impressions based on personal websites
Eleven observers viewed 89 personal websites and rated the authors' personalities. Ratings were checked against criteria built from self-reports and informant reports. Observers agreed with one another and judged with reasonable accuracy, somewhat better for extraversion and agreeableness, at levels similar to other interpersonal perception contexts and generally stronger than in zero-acquaintance studies. The authors conclude that identity claims on websites carry valid information about personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 87(1), 123-132, 2004; authors Simine Vazire and Samuel D. Gosling.
Eleven observers viewed 89 personal websites and rated the authors' personalities. Ratings were checked against criteria built from self-reports and informant reports. Observers agreed with one another and judged with reasonable accuracy, somewhat better for extraversion and agreeableness, at levels similar to other interpersonal perception contexts and generally stronger than in zero-acquaintance studies. The authors conclude that identity claims on websites carry valid information about personality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 87(1), 123-132, 2004; authors Simine Vazire and Samuel D. Gosling.
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Vazire, S., & Gosling, S. D. (2004). e-Perceptions: Personality impressions based on personal websites. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87(1), 123-132. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.87.1.123 https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.87.1.123