2007년 상반기 약 1,900만 명의 회원을 확보함으로써 새로운 자기표현의 공간으로 각광받고 있는 싸이월드로 대표되는 미니홈피를 대상으로 자기표현에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 미니홈피 이용자들이 미니홈피에서 자기표현을 할 때 자신에 대해 긍정적, 선별적으로 할 것이라는 판단 하에 이를 측정하고 이와 관련된 변인들을 확인하는 작업을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 전반적으로 미니홈피 이용자들의 미니홈피에서의 자기표현은 긍정적이지 않았으며 그들이 갖고 있는 자기존중감, 자아효능감, 사회적 호감도는 일부만이 긍정적인 자기표현과 통계적으로 유의미한 관련이 있었다. 미니홈피에서의 선별적인 자기표현과 개인 속성과의 연관성 조사에서는, 미니홈피 이용자들의 공적 자아의식 및 사적 자아의식은 선별적인 자기표현과 관련이 없는 반면에 이용동기 중 관계지향적 이용동기는 선별적인 자기표현과 관련되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 미니홈피 이용자들의 젠더 차이에 따른 선별적인 자기표현을 파악한 결과, 남성적 표현에서는 남성과 여성 간의 유의미한 결과를 얻었으나 여성적 표현에 대해서는 두 집단 간의 유의미한 결과가 나타나지 않았다.

The purpose of study is to ascertain and apply the self-disclosure suggested by Goffman to the Korean personal mini-homepage. It shows how discussions of the self-disclosure are applied to personal mini-homepage as new self-presentation media. After systematic reviewing about self-disclosure studies, the positive and the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage were examined. In order to examine the positive and the selective self-disclosure, the diverse concept were employed. This study failed to obtain significant results of the positive self-disclosure but partially ascertained the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage. The purpose of study is to ascertain and apply the self-disclosure suggested by Goffman to the Korean personal mini-homepage. It shows how discussions of the self-disclosure are applied to personal mini-homepage as new self-presentation media. After systematic reviewing about self-disclosure studies, the positive and the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage were examined. In order to examine the positive self-disclosure, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social desirability were employed. And the selective self-disclosure was tested in terms of self-consciousness, using motives, and masculinity/femininity. This study failed to obtain significant results of the positive self-disclosure but partially ascertained the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage.

The purpose of study is to ascertain and apply the self-disclosure suggested by Goffman to the Korean personal mini-homepage. It shows how discussions of the self-disclosure are applied to personal mini-homepage as new self-presentation media. After systematic reviewing about self-disclosure studies, the positive and the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage were examined. In order to examine the positive and the selective self-disclosure, the diverse concept were employed. This study failed to obtain significant results of the positive self-disclosure but partially ascertained the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage. The purpose of study is to ascertain and apply the self-disclosure suggested by Goffman to the Korean personal mini-homepage. It shows how discussions of the self-disclosure are applied to personal mini-homepage as new self-presentation media. After systematic reviewing about self-disclosure studies, the positive and the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage were examined. In order to examine the positive self-disclosure, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social desirability were employed. And the selective self-disclosure was tested in terms of self-consciousness, using motives, and masculinity/femininity. This study failed to obtain significant results of the positive self-disclosure but partially ascertained the selective self-disclosure in mini-homepage.

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