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Journal Articles by Lauren A Auverset

Research paper thumbnail of It’s all about me (or us): Facebook post frequency and focus as they relate to narcissism

The Journal of Social Media in Society, 2018

Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This... more Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This is, in part, due to the variety of ways in which social media use has been measured. In the present study of narcissism and self-expression via social media, a new measure of social media posting frequency is used as well as a content analysis of users’ (N = 380) Facebook status updates that distinguishes between messages that focus attention exclusively on the user and messages that include other users at the center of attention. A positive association is found between narcissism and posting frequency as well as a negative association between narcissism and posting other-focused messages. This is the first study to find evidence of a link between narcissism and the focus of social media posts, furthering understanding of the psychological underpinnings of various types of online self-expression.

Research paper thumbnail of Time-shifting vs. appointment viewing: the role of fear of missing out within TV consumption behaviors

The current study employed a national sample in order to investigate the phenomenon of fear-of-mi... more The current study employed a national sample in order to investigate the phenomenon of fear-of-missing-out (FoMO), the apprehension associated with the fear that other people are having a pleasurable experience that one is not a part of. The current study investigated the role that FoMO plays in TV viewing habits, particularly binge-watching and the consumption of one-time megaevents. Results indicated that FoMO predicts the pace at which people choose to watch TV, social media use as it relates to TV, and whether they are likely to watch some one-time TV programs—such as sporting events like the Super Bowl.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationships Between Social TV and Enjoyment: A Content Analysis of The Walking Dead’s Story Sync Experience

Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a... more Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a process dubbed Social TV. Content analysis of publicly available conversations of The Walking Dead was facilitated through AMC’s Story Sync, facilitating Twitter responses. Results show that Social TV is about far more than isolated immediate reactions to television content; rather, Social TV involves behaviors and cognitions before, during, and after consuming TV programming.

Book Chapters & Encyclopedia Entries by Lauren A Auverset

Research paper thumbnail of Arab spring or autumn: The future of news and new media in the Arab World

Arab Media in a Turbulent World, 2013

Papers by Lauren A Auverset

Research paper thumbnail of It ’ s all about me ( or us ) : Facebook post frequency and focus as they relate to narcissism

Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This... more Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This is, in part, due to the variety of ways in which social media use has been measured. In the present study of narcissism and self-expression via social media, a new measure of social media posting frequency is used as well as a content analysis of users’ (N = 380) Facebook status updates that distinguishes between messages that focus attention exclusively on the user and messages that include other users at the center of attention. A positive association is found between narcissism and posting frequency as well as a negative association between narcissism and posting other-focused messages. This is the first study to find evidence of a link between narcissism and the focus of social media posts, furthering understanding of the psychological underpinnings of various types of online self-expression.

Research paper thumbnail of It’s All about Me (or Us): Facebook Post Frequency & Focus as Related to Narcissism

Social media and society, 2018

Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This... more Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This is, we assert, due to the variety of ways in which social media use has been measured. We use a new measure of social media posting frequency as well as a content analysis of users’ (N = 380) Facebook status updates that distinguishes between messages that focus attention exclusively on the user and messages that include other users at the center of attention. We find a positive association between narcissism and posting frequency as well as a negative association between narcissism and posting other-focused messages. This is the first study to find evidence of a link between narcissism and the focus of social media posts, furthering understanding of the psychological underpinnings of various types of online self-expression.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationships Between Social TV and Enjoyment: A Content Analysis of The Walking Deads Story Sync Experience

Social Media + Society, 2016

Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a... more Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a process dubbed Social TV. Content analysis of publicly available conversations of The Walking Dead was facilitated through AMC’s Story Sync, facilitating Twitter responses. Results show that Social TV is about far more than isolated immediate reactions to television content; rather, Social TV involves behaviors and cognitions before, during, and after consuming TV programming.

Research paper thumbnail of Time-shifting vs. appointment viewing: the role of fear of missing out within TV consumption behaviors

Research paper thumbnail of It’s all about me (or us): Facebook post frequency and focus as they relate to narcissism

The Journal of Social Media in Society, 2018

Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This... more Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This is, in part, due to the variety of ways in which social media use has been measured. In the present study of narcissism and self-expression via social media, a new measure of social media posting frequency is used as well as a content analysis of users’ (N = 380) Facebook status updates that distinguishes between messages that focus attention exclusively on the user and messages that include other users at the center of attention. A positive association is found between narcissism and posting frequency as well as a negative association between narcissism and posting other-focused messages. This is the first study to find evidence of a link between narcissism and the focus of social media posts, furthering understanding of the psychological underpinnings of various types of online self-expression.

Research paper thumbnail of Time-shifting vs. appointment viewing: the role of fear of missing out within TV consumption behaviors

The current study employed a national sample in order to investigate the phenomenon of fear-of-mi... more The current study employed a national sample in order to investigate the phenomenon of fear-of-missing-out (FoMO), the apprehension associated with the fear that other people are having a pleasurable experience that one is not a part of. The current study investigated the role that FoMO plays in TV viewing habits, particularly binge-watching and the consumption of one-time megaevents. Results indicated that FoMO predicts the pace at which people choose to watch TV, social media use as it relates to TV, and whether they are likely to watch some one-time TV programs—such as sporting events like the Super Bowl.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationships Between Social TV and Enjoyment: A Content Analysis of The Walking Dead’s Story Sync Experience

Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a... more Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a process dubbed Social TV. Content analysis of publicly available conversations of The Walking Dead was facilitated through AMC’s Story Sync, facilitating Twitter responses. Results show that Social TV is about far more than isolated immediate reactions to television content; rather, Social TV involves behaviors and cognitions before, during, and after consuming TV programming.

Research paper thumbnail of Arab spring or autumn: The future of news and new media in the Arab World

Arab Media in a Turbulent World, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of It ’ s all about me ( or us ) : Facebook post frequency and focus as they relate to narcissism

Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This... more Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This is, in part, due to the variety of ways in which social media use has been measured. In the present study of narcissism and self-expression via social media, a new measure of social media posting frequency is used as well as a content analysis of users’ (N = 380) Facebook status updates that distinguishes between messages that focus attention exclusively on the user and messages that include other users at the center of attention. A positive association is found between narcissism and posting frequency as well as a negative association between narcissism and posting other-focused messages. This is the first study to find evidence of a link between narcissism and the focus of social media posts, furthering understanding of the psychological underpinnings of various types of online self-expression.

Research paper thumbnail of It’s All about Me (or Us): Facebook Post Frequency & Focus as Related to Narcissism

Social media and society, 2018

Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This... more Research on associations between narcissism and social media use has produced mixed results. This is, we assert, due to the variety of ways in which social media use has been measured. We use a new measure of social media posting frequency as well as a content analysis of users’ (N = 380) Facebook status updates that distinguishes between messages that focus attention exclusively on the user and messages that include other users at the center of attention. We find a positive association between narcissism and posting frequency as well as a negative association between narcissism and posting other-focused messages. This is the first study to find evidence of a link between narcissism and the focus of social media posts, furthering understanding of the psychological underpinnings of various types of online self-expression.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationships Between Social TV and Enjoyment: A Content Analysis of The Walking Deads Story Sync Experience

Social Media + Society, 2016

Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a... more Some of the most influential conversations about television shows are happening via Twitter, in a process dubbed Social TV. Content analysis of publicly available conversations of The Walking Dead was facilitated through AMC’s Story Sync, facilitating Twitter responses. Results show that Social TV is about far more than isolated immediate reactions to television content; rather, Social TV involves behaviors and cognitions before, during, and after consuming TV programming.

Research paper thumbnail of Time-shifting vs. appointment viewing: the role of fear of missing out within TV consumption behaviors