How Affective Is a "like"?: The Effect of Paralinguistic Digital Affordances on Perceived Social Support

Authors

Donghee Yvette Wohn, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Caleb T. Carr, Illinois State University
Rebecca A. Hayes, Illinois State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2016

Abstract

A national survey asked 323 U.S. adults about paralinguistic digital affordances (PDAs) and how these forms of lightweight feedback within social media were associated with their perceived social support. People perceived PDAs (e.g., Likes, Favorites, and Upvotes) as socially supportive both quantitatively and qualitatively, even without implicit meaning associated with them. People who are highly sensitive about what others think of them and have high self-esteem are more likely to perceive higher social support from PDAs.

Identifier

84988535691 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0162

e-ISSN

21522723

ISSN

21522715

PubMed ID

27635443

First Page

562

Last Page

566

Issue

9

Volume

19

Recommended Citation

Wohn, Donghee Yvette; Carr, Caleb T.; and Hayes, Rebecca A., "How Affective Is a "like"?: The Effect of Paralinguistic Digital Affordances on Perceived Social Support" (2016). Faculty Publications. 10297.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/10297