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The document discusses the concept of the digital self. The digital self is formed from the massive amounts of personal data created by individuals' digital interactions, including social media posts and online profiles. This data provides an encoding of expressions of oneself. The digital self can influence perceptions and behaviors both online and offline. It is shaped by selective self-presentation and impression management online as people aim to control how they are viewed by others. The digital self also brings both advantages like empowerment of self-expression but also disadvantages like vulnerability to narcissism or impulsivity due to constant accessibility online.

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Digital Self

The document discusses the concept of the digital self. The digital self is formed from the massive amounts of personal data created by individuals' digital interactions, including social media posts and online profiles. This data provides an encoding of expressions of oneself. The digital self can influence perceptions and behaviors both online and offline. It is shaped by selective self-presentation and impression management online as people aim to control how they are viewed by others. The digital self also brings both advantages like empowerment of self-expression but also disadvantages like vulnerability to narcissism or impulsivity due to constant accessibility online.

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Our Lady of Fatima University

Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Science

DIGITAL SELF

(Research)
Digital self

The digital world delivers immense value enabling us to connect and broaden our
minds and raising awareness about important issues. It is also influence our daily digital
interactions on our perceptions and decision making and influence human behavior not
only in digital world but also in real world stated by [ CITATION Eyr17 \l 1033 ]. It forms the
Digital Self that creates massive and permanent data that contain expressions of our
self. It is consisting of code and other essential attributes of encoding and was store in
permanently in Digital Land or Digital world. People submit their own definition of digital
self from various networking site it consists of their basic information. It is where people
share, update, post what is their daily life. According to [ CITATION Bar17 \l 1033 ] it is the
complete RNA and DNA of human but in digital form.

I, Me and Myself and My User ID online

 According to Sartre, the reason we want to have something is to enlarge our sense
of self and that the only way we can know who we are is by observing what we
have.
 According Belk (1988), presented the concept of the extended self:

1.) Dematerialization

2.) Re-embodiment

3.) Sharing

4.) Co-construction of Self

5.) Distributed Memory

Belk’s Summary of Digital Modification of the Extended Self

Digital Dimensions Self Possession

Attachment to and
singularization of virtual
Dematerialization
possessions; almost but
not quite the same
Re-embodiment Avatar affect offline self; Attachment to avatars
multiplicity of selves

Sharing Self-revelation; loss of Aggregate possessions;


control sense of shared place
online

Affirmation of self;
building aggregate
Co-construction of
extended self;
Self
"Attachment to Virtual
Possession in
Videogames"

Distributed Memory Narrative of self Digital Clutter; digital


cues to sense of past

Selective Presentation and Impression Management

 Self-presentation refers to how people attempt to present themselves to control


or shape how others (called the audience) view them.
 Impression Management refers to the controlled presentation of information
about all sort of things. People behave according to the ideal of other, they tend to
adjust their behavior to fit to others.
 The most obvious benefits are interpersonal, arising from getting others to do what
one wants. 
For example: A job candidate may convey an image of being hardworking
and dependable to get a job; a salesperson may convey an image of being
trustworthy and honest to achieve a sale.
Two Types of Self Presentation

 Pleasing the audience - this try to match itself to the audience's expectation
and preferences.
Example: When attending with one’s parents.
When attending parties with one’s sorority or fraternity mates,
 Self-construction- this try to match oneself to one's own ideal self. The
expression of the audience-pleasing motive varies across situation.
Example: A man who wants to think of himself as a voracious reader might join a
book club or volunteer at a library.
A woman who wishes to perceive herself as generous may
contribute lavishly to a charitable cause. 

Multiple Aspect of the Self

Higgins (1987) argues that there are three domains of the self: the actual self, the
ideal self and ought self.

1. Actual Self- attributes an individual possesses.


 Example: if I believe that I am a punctual person, then punctuality is part of my
actual self

2. Ideal Self- attributes an individual would ideally possess.


 Example: A man perceives himself as an important member of his community

3. Ought Self - attributes an individual ought to possess.

 The discrepancies between the actual self leads to feeling of dejection.


 Our sense of self helps organize our thoughts, feeling and behavior
 Our overall self-evaluation influences our cognitive processes.
 This include successful, attractive, loving, conscientious, hard-working, kind, and
independent.

Impact of Online Interaction on Self

 Computer-Mediated Communication — encompasses human communication


involving several exchanges through various platforms such as text, audio, and/or
video messages. A CMC interaction occurs through various types of networking
technology and software, including email, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), instant
messaging (IM), Usenet and mailing list servers.
 According to Dutton (1996), technology can work two ways — open or close social
choices. Individuals shape the impact of technology has on their lives by choosing
which technology to use and how to use it.

Boundaries of Self Online

 The line between offline and online self has become blurred.
 Self-identity is becoming more fashioned in transmedia paradigm.
 The internet is coordinated into our lives with the end goal.

Advantages of Digital Self

 Increased self-confidence by empowering to express their ideas. Heatherton and


Polivy (1991) claim that the concept of self-esteem can be either stable or fluid in
nature i.e. it can take time to develop for some people while it can change with
trends and daily events for others.
 Enhanced creativity having a platform to showcase technological savvy and
creativity. The development of communication technology has brought unique
experiences of learning, thinking, and sharing. The rise of communication
technology allows people to share thoughts, opinions, and comments and to
connect the real and online world.
 Communicating online allows people to enhance existing relationshipsand foster
new ones with similar people that they may not encounter day to day. [ CITATION
Val09 \l 1033 ]

Disadvantages of Digital Self

 A phenomenon called Digital self-harm, according to scholars Justin Patchin and


Sameer Hinduja, co-directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center, is the
“anonymous online posting, sending or otherwise sharing of hurtful content about
oneself.” it’s as simple as intentionally looking for abusive comments, other claim
victimization, cyber bullying and communities do turn from supportive to toxic.
 In the theory of looking-glass self of Cooley, describes the process wherein
individuals base their sense of self on how they believe others view them.
 Narcissism - Narcissism is a kind of excessive self-love, and another common
byproduct of developing our e-personality or digital self.
 Impulsivity - The ease of accessibility – and “instant gratification” – we often get
from the internet makes us much more inclined to act impulsively.
 Love and Sex Recalibrated - The internet is also greatly affecting our perceptions
on relationships, love, and sex.

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