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Is Social Media like an Onion?: Exploring the Social Penetration Theory as an Explanation for Viral Responses to Intimate Self-Disclosures

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: A recent public FB post about a personal experience with depression went viral within a week. Within a week this post was reposted on numerous media outlets, and shared by others nearly 500,000 times. This post skipped to the third, affective stage, of the Social Penetration Theory.

Source: Digital Commons - George Fox University (George Fox University)

Authors: Kristina M. Kays, Rebekah E Miles, Christopher Koch

Institution: George Fox University

Language: English

Topic: Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2339024400

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