Socio-Psychological Approach to the Research of Online Social Networks

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Mariya M. Danina

Senior lecturer at the Chair of New Media and Communication Theory, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: mdanina@yandex.ru
Alexandr A. Shalyapin

Postgraduate student at the Chair of New Media and Communication Theory, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: alex@delenfer.com

Section: New Media

This article deals with current trends in studying online social networks in sociology, psychology and other humanities. It covers the main approaches to setting up typologies of users and network structures. We also individually show psychological aspects of online social networking. Researches, devoted to human and group behavior in the context of the information space of social network, are also presented. We observe different aspects of personal information disclosure and diffusion of information among users.

Keywords: online social networks, internet communication, users’ behavior