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Личностни характеристики и поведение в социалните мрежи
Personality and social networks behavior

Author(s): Irina Zinovieva, Tsvetinka Gaydazhieva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Big Five; narcissism; self-monitoring; psychopathic traits; social networks; cyberbullying

Summary/Abstract: The Internet is a predominant factor in the lives of many people. However, they use it in ways that suit their personal preferences. There is a huge body of research that shows strong links between personality traits and the ways of using the online social networks. The article provides an overview of the various aspects of personality interaction with online behavior. We discuss the links between the Big-five-factor model characteristics and the use of Internet functions. The second part of the article is focused on the links between a number of personality traits (the Big Five model, narcissism, self-monitoring and impulsiveness) and the behavior in online social networks. In the end, we analyze the personality traits which are common among cyberbullies.