Openness scores on the Big Five Personality Test were not related to information-seeking, communication, or disclosure about oneself on Facebook.

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Openness to experience is a broad dimension within the Big Five personality framework that describes a person's receptiveness to new ideas and non-traditional ways of thinking. As a psychological construct, openness encompasses six specific facets that capture an individual's inclination toward fantasy, aesthetics, emotional awareness, novel actions, intellectual ideas, and shifting values.

Openness in the Big Five Model

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Self-presentation and belonging on Facebook: How personality influences social media use and motivations

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Higher extraversion scores on the Big Five test were associated with increased Facebook use. Extraverts are more likely to communicate with others on Facebook as a way to supplement offline relationships. 

Extraversion and Facebook Use

Neurotic individuals are more likely to use Facebook in a passive way. to learn about others (information-seeking). Neuroticism is the only trait measured in the Big Five Personality Test that is associated with information seeking. Neurotic individuals are also likely to have social difficulties, so they use Facebook to meet belongingness needs not met in real life. Neuroticism is associated with increased communication on Facebook.

Neuroticism and Facebook Use

Highly agreeable individuals are more likely to use Facebook to seek acceptance and maintain connections. Agreeable individuals are also likely to use Facebook as a way to supplement offline relationships and are more likely to engage in communication on Facebook.

Agreeableness and Facebook Use

Openness and Facebook Use

Conscientious individuals are more cautious about their Facebook use, leading them to be less likely to post photos. Conscientiousness is a better predictor of motivations for using Facebook rather than behaviors on Facebook. Conscientiousness is also negatively associated with attention and acceptance seeking on Facebook.

Conscientiousness and Facebook Use

A key personality dimension distinguishes people who are curious, imaginative, and open to new experiences from those who are more practical, conventional, and prefer routine. Read the following description of an individual. Based on this dimension, would this individual likely score high or low? Justify your answer by citing specific examples from the description.

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