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Idealized Self-presentation

Idealized Self-Presentation is an academic construct in avatar design denoting the intentional depiction of a user’s enhanced or aspirational identity through digitally embodied representations, distinguishing it from realistic or anonymous self-presentations by emphasizing desired traits, abilities, or social attributes beyond one’s actual self.

91

Publications

6.3K

Citations

184

Authors

98

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

31

Parents

Publications

91

Managing Impressions Online: Self-Presentation Processes in the Online Dating Environment

Nicole B. Ellison, Rebecca Heino, Jennifer L. Gibbs · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2006 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Can You Guess Who I Am? Real, Ideal, and False Self-Presentation on Facebook Among Emerging Adults

Minas Michikyan, Jessica M. Dennis, Kaveri Subrahmanyam · Emerging Adulthood · 2014 · 224 citations

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The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study

Silje Steinsbekk, Lars Wichstrøm, Frode Stenseng et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 2020 · 213 citations · Full text

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Self-Presentation in Social Media: Review and Research Opportunities

Erin E. Hollenbaugh · Review of Communication Research · 2021 · 172 citations · Full text

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The EGO Ideal and the Ideal Self

Joseph Sandler, Alex Holder, Dale R. Meers · The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child · 1963 · 165 citations

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Authors

184

  1. GL
    Gordon L. Flett

    York University, Canada

    3 publications · 288 citations

    3

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  2. PL
    Paul L. Hewitt

    York University, Canada

    3 publications · 288 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. SS
    Simon Sherry

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    3 publications · 288 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JW
    Jenny Waycott

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. SA
    Seung‐A Annie Jin

    Boston College, United States

    2 publications · 230 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

98

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    714 citations

  3. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    288 citations

  4. California State University Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    711 citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    118 citations

  6. Sungkyunkwan University

    Seoul, South Korea

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    198 citations

  7. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    219 citations

  8. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    230 citations

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Venues

  1. Computers in Human Behavior

    5 publications · 507 citations

    5

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  2. Body Image

    4 publications · 271 citations

    4

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  3. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

    4 publications · 265 citations

    4

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  4. Personality and Individual Differences

    3 publications · 240 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology

    2 publications · 119 citations

    2

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