Social media self-presentation of LGBTQþ youth in the
United States: the role of identity exploration, context
collapse, and supportive feedback
Dublin Core
Title
Social media self-presentation of LGBTQþ youth in the
United States: the role of identity exploration, context
collapse, and supportive feedback
United States: the role of identity exploration, context
collapse, and supportive feedback
Description
For those with marginalized identities, social media may offer opportunities for identity exploration and affirmation but may also pose challenges
of context collapse, wherein the presence of multiple audiences makes identity-related posting awkward or dangerous. To probe short-term
longitudinal patterns, 337 LGBTQþ 15- to 22-year-olds completed six weekly surveys during Pride Month. As hypothesized, identity exploration
was associated with self-reported frequency, positivity, and authenticity of youths’ LGBTQþ self-presentations online, primarily among those
who, on average, rated their online audiences as less heterogeneous (i.e., perceived less context collapse). Consistent with the self-effects
model, positivity of self-presentations predicted increases in self-acceptance and self-esteem, with the latter association stronger for those
who, on average, received more supportive feedback. In contrast, frequency and authenticity of self-presentations did not predict
self-acceptance and self-esteem
of context collapse, wherein the presence of multiple audiences makes identity-related posting awkward or dangerous. To probe short-term
longitudinal patterns, 337 LGBTQþ 15- to 22-year-olds completed six weekly surveys during Pride Month. As hypothesized, identity exploration
was associated with self-reported frequency, positivity, and authenticity of youths’ LGBTQþ self-presentations online, primarily among those
who, on average, rated their online audiences as less heterogeneous (i.e., perceived less context collapse). Consistent with the self-effects
model, positivity of self-presentations predicted increases in self-acceptance and self-esteem, with the latter association stronger for those
who, on average, received more supportive feedback. In contrast, frequency and authenticity of self-presentations did not predict
self-acceptance and self-esteem
Creator
Y. Anthony Chen1,� and Marie-Louise Mares2
Source
https://watermark02.silverchair.com/zmaf020.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA1MwggNPBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggNAMIIDPAIBADCCAzUGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMS3hs138LJrn1tEkxAgEQgIIDBsxdmr03Qhq2ssLQROO8FFLJfLbuFJZTvrVv6QxTAfiINtf5XuVkrdbwbcvk1DjJipnR8Xclxt5zCnVwvrrv9m9MeP-o5isQ9QXhkIol7dQ6MXoIu7Lh4jHUn7xuw0UnEMxVrmdNnoBVeFwlVe8QkgfoJfYGbNtFzr7J-wur_cN8YoNT1Monm5uv2Zn5Jc1rebgLP3aD8w7pRX10p_r30APk7TD1EWyU9TeuCFKF3qCEpqx__cSmPI7qPY_enRCw8L_1HsEdPSXl2x7GCO18jWwkrKRMFO7-lYcEDFx_96o9V1ccZ0swlSj0blTyWpJ4Mv-sQOGiBGgfM_h-18jO9NxFoYbK2_M5DvZholSSn5uAB3JCF3795Nz3v4tSFtBWi_mr7DMr1zkV9GOaUkgSTP5YSDbIhFbF_f3y-nb2SIs7DLIOuBwmrXAWWPfAYcaEhDDm5PbNmDow3ErDM0WfH3WW7K6xQJnYDereURn2lrp8AgqRjvJZeldXntW0rYGiixUN5m0KHBxRJ64-IPvTW2bA_UZMVD9gg2PeGJVOCfUGaAw3ncRY18scbnXmRrG8yfY5GhmeWeOnLf4bebkT00g6vG7QI7_dbYzlPINtxeQZmHQP0YXN8ZMW5eOnNwHfCdU5lV40Ymrq-Lso9JwfpzRNDF2XSypzI87cEKxdtGUXTPI4nErDL1YNAKmpL57JBAqWYPUMX8Lr7JSzWKbPwJ6tZkkLFr-wPBqliELO7uy7_yrMmuTEmb2yHldl7OI7-4cYydrPtm9sk57hYMmx6-a6o1j8dhpapppQeWnW6U-H4TMHk337bcI5M9Ua1IL02Qnkcz6zrRkbw-1f6gVwRvpka4P6u5971cOcj-Z_XOrrU8q-gO3ktD-JJubtkRKk6-o6sxvpaZlhs11Wxm3496UthDHi4g600MFkO927L6M_wpI4PkiCplfK66KNyP1Cnx-j0GuEh9H36opq11P3XQnwslgbfK71WLaROWCmfwVVG0-q4QIw84quf4cA3Ur3c2_GDVjesw
Publisher
OXFORD ACADEMIC
Date
4 SEPTEMBER 2025
Contributor
FAJAR BAGUS W
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
Files
Collection
Citation
Y. Anthony Chen1,� and Marie-Louise Mares2, “Social media self-presentation of LGBTQþ youth in the
United States: the role of identity exploration, context
collapse, and supportive feedback,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed January 12, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/9818.
United States: the role of identity exploration, context
collapse, and supportive feedback,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed January 12, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/9818.