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CyberPsychology & Behavior
Distress, Coping, and Blogging: Comparing New Myspace Users by Their Intention to Blog
To cite this article:
James R. Baker, Susan M. Moore.
CyberPsychology & Behavior.
February 2008,
11(1): 81-85.
doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.9930.
Published in Volume: 11 Issue 1: February 14, 2008
James R. Baker, M.Psych.School of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. Susan M. Moore, Ph.D.School of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. ABSTRACT New Myspace.com users (N = 134, mean age 24.5 years) completed a questionnaire about their intent to blog and several psychosocial variables. Intending bloggers scored higher on psychological distress, self-blame, and venting and scored lower on social integration and satisfaction with number of online and face-to-face friends. Intending bloggers may view this activity as a potential mechanism for coping with distress in situations in which they feel inadequately linked with social supports.
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