Information Systems Research
BT Technology Journal
The effects of Need for Cognition on Internet use revisited
Computers in Human Behavior
The impact of emotionality and self-disclosure on online dating versus traditional dating
Computers in Human Behavior
Personality and motivations associated with Facebook use
Computers in Human Behavior
Who interacts on the Web?: The intersection of users' personality and social media use
Computers in Human Behavior
All about me: Disclosure in online social networking profiles: The case of FACEBOOK
Computers in Human Behavior
Social network use and personality
Computers in Human Behavior
Media multitasking and the effectiveness of combining online and radio advertising
Computers in Human Behavior
Effect of online social networking on student academic performance
Computers in Human Behavior
Personality and patterns of Facebook usage
Proceedings of the 3rd Annual ACM Web Science Conference
Women on display: The effect of portraying the self online on women's self-objectification
Computers in Human Behavior
Impact of different conceptualisations of system use on Facebook continuance
International Journal of Web Based Communities
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Social network sites (SNS) have become an important social milieu that enables interpersonal communication by allowing users to share and create information. This study explored the associations between SNS use and personality traits, i.e., need for cognition (NFC) and information and communication technology (ICT) innovativeness. The findings showed that the SNS use had a negative association with NFC and a positive association with ICT innovativeness. Specifically, people who were more likely to engage in effortful thinking used SNS less often, and those who were high in ICT innovativeness used SNS more often. Meanwhile, those who spent more time on SNS were more likely to be multitaskers. Additionally, those who spent more time on SNS also spent more Internet time in general, more online time for study/work and more time in surfing the Web with no specific purpose. This study, which could be a first look at the link between social networking and our thinking, provides evidence for the associations between social media use and personality traits.