DD I I G G I I T T
DIGITAL SELF
+ The digital self is
the persona you use when
you’re online. Some
people maintain one or
more online identities
that are distinct from
their “real-world” selves;
others have a single
online self that’s more or
less the same as the one
+ Personal Identity - the interpersonal level of self
which differentiates the individual as unique from
+others
Social Identity - the level of self whereby the
individual is identified by his or her group
memberships
+ Online Identity - Using the internet, it is
represented. the sum
Results of your
from different
characteristics and interactions
interactions with each website visited, showing
Key Concepts: a different picture of who you are and what you
do.
+ “Your online identity is not the same as
your real-world identity because the
characteristic you represent online
differ from the characteristics you
represent in the physical world.”
How do you build your Online
Identity?
+ Every website that you interact
with will collect its own version of who
you are, based on the information
that you have shared. Thus, it is up to
you how you will represent yourself as
closely as who you are and what you
do in real life or selectively, to create
a representation far from your real life.
In the Cyberspace...
+People are more willing to speak out
and misbehave.
+Authority is minimized.
+Online Disinhibition - lack of restraint one
feels when communicating online.
Managing Toxic Disinhibition
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Selective Presentation and Impression Manageme
+Our behaviors can change if we notice that
we are being watched or observed. We select
only what we want to present and impress
to others, what we view beneficial to our
personality, especially when we create a
digital self.
+Most often we try to impress others – to put
our best foot forward, to try to look good
and always into new trends, and to always
get people to like us even if it means we
need to lie, to pretend and to create
fictitious self of ours.
Selective Presentation and Impression Manageme
+Self-presentation refers to how people
attempt to present themselves to control or
shape how others (called the audience) view
them. It involves expressing oneself and
behaving in ways that create a desired
impression. Self-presentation is part of a broader
set of behaviors called impression management.
+Impression management refers to the
controlled presentation of information about all
sorts of things, including information about
other people or events.
Types of Self-Presentation
1.Authentic - This type of self-presentation aims to
create an image consistent with the way we view
ourselves.
2.Ideal – This type of self-presentation aims to
establish an image consistent with what we wish we
were.
3.Tactical - This type of self-presentation aims to
establish a public image consistent with what others
want or expect us to be.
Selective Presentation and Impression Manageme
+Selective self-presentation and impression
management is very important in the development
and maintenance of your social relationships, and it
is critically important for you to gain self-confidence
and pride.
+But your success in social relationships and your
triumph as a person requires a delicate balance of
self-presentation and impression management. It is
with this reason that you need to monitor and control
how you appear to others. But never forget that
you also need to be straightforward and
‘authentic’.
