Provide five instances of research conducted on the Internet use by people in different cultures influenced by the Five Factor model of McCray and Costa
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Students' answers will vary.
In Israel, people who scored high in conscientiousness had more Facebook friends than those who scored low. Those in the highly neurotic group posted more of their photos on Facebook than those who scored low in neuroticism.
In the Netherlands, high Internet use bordering on the compulsive and addictive was greatest among introverted, disagreeable, and emotionally less stable and lonely adolescents.
In Germany, addiction to video gaming was highest among those high in neuroticism and low in conscientiousness and extraversion.
In the United States and in Germany, college students high in conscientiousness, agreeableness, and emotional stability were far less likely to post on Facebook about personal matters such as substance abuse or sexual behavior.
In Taiwan, research on college students showed that those high in conscientiousness shopped online for convenience; those high in openness shopped online to have a new adventure; those high in neuroticism shopped online in order to avoid other people.
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