I'm So Much Cooler Online: Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Online Cognitions

Primary Faculty Mentor’s Name

Dr. Diana K. Riser

Proposal Track

Student

Session Format

Poster

Abstract

The current study involved examining relationships between the personality aspects of extraversion and neuroticism and the four internet cognitions of impulsivity, social comfort, loneliness/depression, and distraction. It was hypothesized that high extraversion would be negatively related to all four internet cognitions and high neuroticism would be positively related to all four cognitions. Participants completed questionnaires measuring extraversion, neuroticism, and online cognitions through an online survey. The sample consisted of 59 students, 47 (79.7%) females and 12 (20.3%) males, at Columbus State University. Multiple regression analyses indicated that extraversion and neuroticism significantly predicted loneliness/depression levels, β = .41, t(57) = 3.42, p < .01, and β = -.20, t(57) = -1.68, p < .05, respectively. Further preliminary analyses indicated that extraversion and neuroticism also significantly predicted levels of distraction, β = .30, t(57) = 2.52, p < .05, and β = -.34, t(57) = -2.85, p < .01, respectively. Moderation analyses did not indicate any moderation role of neuroticism between the aforementioned relationships between extraversion and either distraction or loneliness/depression. Overall, these results indicate that extraversion and neuroticism may predict the prevalence of some internet cognitions, specifically loneliness/depression and distraction, but neuroticism does not moderate the strength of the relationships between extraversion and either loneliness/depression or distraction.

Keywords

Extraversion, Neuroticism, Social comfort, Impulsivity, Distraction, Loneliness, Depression, Online cognitions, Internet

Location

Concourse/Atrium

Presentation Year

2014

Start Date

11-15-2014 2:55 PM

End Date

11-15-2014 4:10 PM

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

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I'm So Much Cooler Online: Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Online Cognitions

Concourse/Atrium

The current study involved examining relationships between the personality aspects of extraversion and neuroticism and the four internet cognitions of impulsivity, social comfort, loneliness/depression, and distraction. It was hypothesized that high extraversion would be negatively related to all four internet cognitions and high neuroticism would be positively related to all four cognitions. Participants completed questionnaires measuring extraversion, neuroticism, and online cognitions through an online survey. The sample consisted of 59 students, 47 (79.7%) females and 12 (20.3%) males, at Columbus State University. Multiple regression analyses indicated that extraversion and neuroticism significantly predicted loneliness/depression levels, β = .41, t(57) = 3.42, p < .01, and β = -.20, t(57) = -1.68, p < .05, respectively. Further preliminary analyses indicated that extraversion and neuroticism also significantly predicted levels of distraction, β = .30, t(57) = 2.52, p < .05, and β = -.34, t(57) = -2.85, p < .01, respectively. Moderation analyses did not indicate any moderation role of neuroticism between the aforementioned relationships between extraversion and either distraction or loneliness/depression. Overall, these results indicate that extraversion and neuroticism may predict the prevalence of some internet cognitions, specifically loneliness/depression and distraction, but neuroticism does not moderate the strength of the relationships between extraversion and either loneliness/depression or distraction.