Showing And Hiding: An Analysis Of College Students' WeChat Information Sharing Willingness

With the emergence of electronic media,the closer the relationship between people,the world has become a "global village." Based on the content production between users,that is,the emergence of social media platforms,more and more applications are using smart technology and smart communication technologies to create a series of mobile application clients,such as Facebook,Weibo,Weibo,and WeChat.,Instagram,etc.Among them,"WeChat" is particularly sought after.WeChat communicates instantaneously in its short and savvy language.Users interact with others through text,video,audio,and pictures.Even in their application development,such as friends circle,personal profile,personal signature,etc.to understand the dynamics of others and care about their life.As a platform for self-expression,the circle of friends influences social interaction between people.In this study,20 undergraduate college students were the subjects of the study,and qualitative research was conducted through in-depth interviews and long-term observations.The purpose was to understand the status of self-expression of the WeChat friends circle represented by them,and to explore self-expression and image.Management,social identity,and the relationship between self-privacy protection,and self-shaping advice for different types of individuals,thereby deepening online and offline interpersonal communication,creating a harmonious,perfect social environment.This study uses its own WeChat friends(mainly graduate students and undergraduate students)to observe the WeChat dynamics of the past half year(2017.7-2018.1).Combined with surveys and interviews,the research findings are as follows:(1)The group of college students is the most active user of WeChat's circle of friends.They often use WeChat sharing technology and use various forms of visual symbols to participate in social interaction.The user's willingness to share is also due to self-satisfaction and social needs.The most frequently used method for the self-presentation of respondents is graphic and textual integration,and the content is mostly about their daily life and mood quotations.(2)In terms of content presentation,different types of people also exhibit different mentalities.Women mostly share photos,and texts are often expressed as emojis.Use these visual symbols to attract the attention of the audience and gain psychological satisfaction.Men,on the other hand,share hot topics,articles,and highlight their social status.Introverts are happy with the offline social reality.Extroverts are willing to Everyday life is revealed to friends.On the stage of the WeChat Friendship Circle,you will present yourself in your own way and do everything possible to give the audience a good impression.(3)The insecurity of the network environment has brought troubles to the users at the same time.Many social products carry too much personal information,and the composition of online social groups has gradually become more complex.Different from the offline social reality,we have to express ourselves to many groups at the same time on the Internet.Therefore,individuals have concerns when they publish information.They will adopt the method of shielding some groups and hiding the circle of friends and cause audience segregation.This will show that the personal image displayed on the media platform is different from the image in real life.This study differs from previous scholars in that it was only limited to research on the self-expression and motivation of WeChat's friends,but seldom focused on the subject of WeChat users-college students.Whether they hide and display on the WeChat platform is a matter of shaping Self has influence.At the same time,it must also be acknowledged that due to the lack of experience and limited sample of interviews,there are still many deficiencies in the study.First of all,in the selection of samples,we should not only confine ourselves to people we know well,we should consider all types of individuals as comprehensively as possible so as to arrive at a more complete conclusion.Because of the personal privacy settings of the WeChat circle of friends,the focus of the research was on the circle of friends that were unfolding.There was no in-depth investigation of users who closed the circle of friends.Therefore,in future studies,the selection of samples should also be more comprehensive and accurate.Second,when researchers conducted interviews,they did not make adequate preparations and the issues involved were not specific enough.Coupled with the tight time,a few interviews failed to meet the expected standards.Coupled with the lack of their own coordination ability,resulting in the participation of interviewees is not high.Therefore,the late-stage researchers should strengthen their own coordination skills,make interview outlines,pay attention to the interviewers' interest in questions,and ask specific questions.Finally,in the later stage,multiple channels and multiple platforms can be used to conduct research,such as social platforms such as Weibo and Instagram.These platforms' privacy protection for users can be compared with WeChat's privacy functions to provide a broader depth of research.