Nonverbal Decoding on Facebook: Applying the IPT-15 and the SSI to Personality Judgments |
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Authors: | Allyn Lueders Jeffery A. Hall Natalie R. Pennington Kris Knutson |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Communication Studies, East Texas Baptist University, SCBR 108, 1 Tiger Dr., Marshall, TX, 75670, USA 2. Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd Rm 102, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA
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Abstract: | This study uses the lens model paradigm to explore whether two interpersonal sensitivity tests [i.e., Interpersonal Perception Task (IPT-15), Social Skills Inventory (SSI)] are associated with the accuracy of personality judgments made from Facebook (FB) profile pages. Target participants’ (N = 100) personality, self-monitoring, and FB honesty were self-reported, and the FB profile of each target was downloaded. Observers (N = 35) completed the IPT-15 and SSI and then estimated each profile owner’s personality from the profile pages. Observers’ scores on the IPT-15 were positively associated with the accuracy of estimates of targets’ extraversion and neuroticism. Observers’ SSI-ES scores were positively associated with the accuracy of estimates of targets’ agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. Characteristics of targets, such as self-monitoring, FB honesty, and overall FB use, also affected the accuracy of estimates. Results demonstrate that offline measures of sensitivity are associated with the accuracy of online personality judgments. |
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