Hyper-personal model

• Hyper-personal model

  > This theory argues that self-disclosure is more likely to occur in virtual relationships then face-to-face relationships

  > Due to high levels of excitement at the start of these relationships this leads to self-disclosure occuring a lot quicker than in face-to-face relationships, and therefore virtual relationships can become a lot more intimate, a lot sooner
• Hyper-personal model

  1. Selective self-presentation - In virtual relationships, people have a lot more control over their online image compared to their image in the real world. This can heavily manipulate their self image to present themselves in an ideal way (Hyper-honest or Hyper-dishonest)

  > The receiver gains a positive impression and may give feedback e.g respond or like to a post, that positively reinforces the sender’s selective self-presentation and leads to greater self disclosure
• Hyper-personal Model

  1. Anonymity - When others are unaware of your identity the hyper-personal model argues that individuals are more likely to disclose personal information,as they feel less accountable which this leads to feelings of closeness and intimacy.

   
• Hyper-personal model AO3

  :( RTC Ruppal

  > They carried out a meta-analysis of 25 studies that compared self-disclosure in FtF and virtual interactions

  > They found that self-report studies showed that the frequency, breadth and depth of self-disclosures were all greater in FtF relationships than virtual relationships

  > This contradicts the hyper personal model’s view that virtual relationships lead to deeper self-disclosure limiting virtual relationships in social media
• Hyper-personal model AO3

  :( Research conducted using self-report techniques which are prone to social desirability bias

  > Participants may have lied about how much they self-disclose in a virtual relationship to present themselves in a better light

  > So they dont appear like they have disclosed too much to people they have never met

  > This limits the internal validity of the research and the extent it can be used to contradict the hyper-personal model of self-disclosure in virtual relationships.