Research proposal M. Tanis - Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen ...
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Centre for Comparative Social Studies<br />
Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam<br />
1. Details of applicant<br />
Name, title: Martin <strong>Tanis</strong>, Ph.D.<br />
Affiliation: Department of Communication Science, VU University (1.0 fte)<br />
Telephone: 020 5986821<br />
E-mail : ma.tanis@fsw.vu.nl<br />
Website: http://www.fsw.vu.nl/nl/wetenschappelijkeafdelingen/communicatiewetenschap/medewerkers-cw/tanis/index.asp<br />
Duration:<br />
0 Application for an additional 0.4 fte research time during six months<br />
X Application for an additional 0.2 fte research time during one year<br />
Discipline: Communication Science, Health Communication<br />
<strong>Research</strong> program: Media Characteristics and Receiver Processes<br />
Membership Interfaculty <strong>Research</strong> Institute: CAMeRA<br />
Keywords: Social support, Health, Internet, Online forums,<br />
Communication<br />
2. Title of the project<br />
Communicating to belong: Using health-related online forums, inclusion<br />
and self-disclosure<br />
3. Track record of the applicant (with regard to this <strong>proposal</strong>, max<br />
300 words)<br />
Much of my research focuses on the social aspects of computer-mediated<br />
communication. In this research I have focused on how impressions of others<br />
are formed (<strong>Tanis</strong> & Postmes, 2003), how online trust may emerge (<strong>Tanis</strong> &<br />
Postmes, 2005), and how people work together in an online environment<br />
(<strong>Tanis</strong> & Postmes, 2007, 2008). Three years ago, I started a line of research<br />
that investigates what motivates people to take part in online communities, in<br />
which I have conducted studies among online gamers (Jansz & <strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007;<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong> & Jansz, 2008) and among people that make use of health-related<br />
online forums (<strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007a, 2008a; <strong>Tanis</strong>, Das, & Fortgens, 2008). In<br />
addition to the empirical articles, I have written two book chapters on the topic<br />
of health-related online forums (<strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007b, 2008b).<br />
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Most of these studies contained questionnaire data. I therefore have gained a<br />
lot of knowledge on designing questionnaires and analyzing the data. A recent<br />
experimental study (<strong>Tanis</strong> & Nijenhuis, 2008) included a content analysis of<br />
online postings of people that were socially ostracized. Through this study I<br />
have gained knowledge on content analysis of online postings, which is<br />
relevant in setting up the proposed study, and analyzing the results.<br />
This, in combination with my knowledge of communication science in general,<br />
and online behavior in specific, makes me the right person to conduct this<br />
study.<br />
Jansz, J., & <strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007). The appeal of playing online first person shooter games.<br />
Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 10(1), 133-136.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007a). Online lotgenotencontactgroepen: De aantrekkingkracht van steun via het<br />
internet. Psychologie en Gezondheid, 35(2), 234-242.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007b). Online social support groups. In A. Joinson, K. Y. A. McKenna, T. Postmes<br />
& U. D. Reips (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology (pp. 139-153). Oxford,<br />
UK: Oxford University Press.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2008a). Health-related online forums: What's the big attraction? Journal of Health<br />
Communication, 13(5), 5-23.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2008b). What makes the internet a place to seek social support? In E. Konijn, S.<br />
Utz, M. <strong>Tanis</strong> & S. Barnes (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication (pp. 290-<br />
308): Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., Das, E., & Fortgens, M. (2008). Wie zorgt er voor de mantelzorger? Effecten van<br />
online lotgenotencontactgroepen op de kwaliteit van leven van mensen die zorgen<br />
voor zieke an<strong>der</strong>en. Manuscript in progress<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Jansz, J. (2008). Gaming for different reasons: What motivates people to play a<br />
specific video game? Manuscript submitted for publication in Computers in Human<br />
Behavior.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Nijenhuis, C. (2008). The talk of the excluded: How people talk about others<br />
online after being ostracized. Manuscript in progress<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2003). Social cues and impression formation in CMC. Journal of<br />
Communication, 53(4), 676-693.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2005). A social identity approach to trust: Interpersonal perception,<br />
group membership and trusting behaviour. European Journal of Social Psychology,<br />
35, 413-424.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2007). Two faces of anonymity: Paradoxical effects of cues to<br />
identity in CMC. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 955-970.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2008). Cues to identity in online collaboration: Interpersonal or<br />
intragroup perceptions in dyadic interactions. Group Dynamics, 12(2), 96-111.<br />
4. Proposal (4a + 4b + 4c = max 1000 words)<br />
4a. Problem statement and theoretical background<br />
Online social support groups are becoming increasingly popular for people<br />
that seek support in one way or the other. Many of these forums focus on<br />
health-related issues or psychological problems and prove to be very<br />
popular, especially when they address stigmatized conditions such as HIV,<br />
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AIDS, eating disor<strong>der</strong>s or physical disabilities (Braithwaite, Waldron, &<br />
Finn, 1999; Preece & Ghozati, 2001).<br />
Despite the growing popularity of health-related online forums, there is<br />
relatively limited knowledge about how or why people use these social<br />
support groups instead of (or in addition to) offline support, and more<br />
importantly how participating affects the users (Alexan<strong>der</strong>, Wille, &<br />
Hollingshead, 1999; Braithwaite et al., 1999; Preece & Ghozati, 2001;<br />
Wright, 2002). Furthermore, the limited research that exists shows mixed<br />
results regarding health benefits (Eysenbach, Powell, Englesakis, Rizo, &<br />
Stern, 2004). A possible reason is that the bulk of research up to now is<br />
based on case studies in which the primary focus was on investigating<br />
how technical features of these forums have an effect on participation, or<br />
on the relation between participation and health-related effects on its<br />
users, without paying much attention to the human aspect (see:<br />
Eysenbach et al., 2004; <strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007b). These studies were for the most<br />
part conducted by people with either a technical (computer science) or<br />
medical interest, and as a result of that, not much attention has been<br />
devoted on the (inter)personal and social aspects of communicating in<br />
health-related forums.<br />
There is a compelling need for a more profound insight in these aspects in<br />
or<strong>der</strong> to provide us with a better un<strong>der</strong>standing of the effects these<br />
forums have on the everyday life of its users. This calls for studying this<br />
phenomenon from a communications perspective, with a strong focus on<br />
the impact of computer-mediated communication on (inter)personal and<br />
(inter)group processes (Rice & Katz, 2001). These insights provide<br />
valuable information that can be used to improve the design of these<br />
forums in specific, but also to be able make better judgements about the<br />
desirability of these forums in general.<br />
We know from literature that retrieving information is an important<br />
motivation for people to make use of health-related forums (see: <strong>Tanis</strong>,<br />
2007b for overview). Online support groups may be a valuable source of<br />
information because people can engage in interactions with others all over<br />
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the world that potentially have un<strong>der</strong>standing of their specific situation.<br />
Thereby, online groups can provide individual members with support and<br />
advice from a forum of "experiential experts", unrestricted by<br />
geographical distance or time constraints (Braithwaite et al., 1999; Rice &<br />
Katz, 2001).<br />
There is, however, another interesting aspect to online support. The<br />
nature of support via Internet (which is essentially support from strangers<br />
located elsewhere) is illuminating with regard to debates about the<br />
functions of social support to well-being: Where effects of social support<br />
are often attributed to relational factors, or to physical aids, online social<br />
support may also have beneficial effects that are related to a sense of<br />
community itself (i.e. the realization that one is not alone out there)<br />
(<strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007b). This would fit well with emergent literatures charting close<br />
connections between a sense of social identity or community and well-<br />
being, and the function of such a sense of community as a buffer against<br />
the adverse effects of (social) stigma (Branscombe, Schmitt, & Harvey,<br />
1999; <strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007b, 2008a). This sense of community might explain why<br />
online groups are often characterized by high levels of self-disclosure<br />
(Joinson, 2001; Parks & Floyd, 1996; Swickert, Hittner, Harris, & Herring,<br />
2002). However, these assumptions have never been put to the test.<br />
The proposed project will address this shortcoming by investigating<br />
whether feelings of loneliness or stigmatization drive people to health-<br />
related forums in or<strong>der</strong> to find a sense of community and increased<br />
possibilities for self-disclosure, and how this affects their mental and<br />
physical well-being.<br />
4b. Approach<br />
The proposed study will test the assumption that people may make use of<br />
health-related forums because of the sense of community it affords them,<br />
and that this helps them to better cope with the situation they are facing.<br />
In or<strong>der</strong> to do so, the present research will adopt an approach that<br />
combines questionnaire data of forum users with a content analysis of<br />
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their forum contributions, thereby linking reasons for participation and<br />
their effects on well-being with actual forum behavior.<br />
In addition to assessing a number of demographics and forum use<br />
measurements (time spent on forum, number of contributions on forum,<br />
etc., see: <strong>Tanis</strong>, 2008a), the questionnaire will consist of three variables<br />
investigating motives to join the online health-related forum and two<br />
variables measuring well-being. As suggested by literature, online support<br />
groups might be especially helpful for people that feel a lack of support<br />
from (offline) others, or are lonely or isolated because they feel<br />
stigmatized as a consequence of the situation they are facing (Davison,<br />
Pennebaker, & Dickerson, 2000; McKenna & Bargh, 1998; <strong>Tanis</strong>, 2007b).<br />
In or<strong>der</strong> to asses these variables, the questionnaire will include measures<br />
of the perceived amount of support people get from offline others (Zimet,<br />
Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988), the degree of perceived stigmatization<br />
(King et al., 2007), and loneliness (De Jong Gierveld & Van Tilburg,<br />
2006). Based on previous research (<strong>Tanis</strong> et al., 2008), well-being will be<br />
measured by making use of the SF12 scale (Ware, Kosinski, & Keller,<br />
1996) This scale allows for the measurement of peoples’ quality of life,<br />
both mentally as well as physically.<br />
To measure the online behavior of the respondents, this project will adopt<br />
an innovative approach by analyzing their actual online contributions,<br />
instead of making use of self-reports of this behavior. Such an approach<br />
reduces subjectivity bias, because it allows the researcher to assess actual<br />
behavior rather than the individuals’ perceptions of that behavior, which is<br />
especially relevant because people may not be aware of their own<br />
behavior. In or<strong>der</strong> to do so, respondents will be asked to paste in the<br />
online questionnaire the content of their last contribution to the forum<br />
(after removing identifying information). Even though this approach limits<br />
this study to investigating only one of their postings instead of their<br />
complete interactions, this approach is chosen to be able to combine a<br />
large amount of questionnaire data to the actual content of their online<br />
activities. The content of the contributions will be analyzed on two<br />
dimensions: markers that signal a sense of community, and markers that<br />
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signal self-disclosure. Sense of community is for instance indicated by<br />
making use of words signaling group membership, such as “us” and “we”,<br />
or referring to people outside the community or people that do not face<br />
the same situation as “them” or “they” (see for more detailed description<br />
of using words to indicate group membership: Maass, Salvi, Arcuri, &<br />
Semin, 1989). Finally, self-disclosure is indicated by people reporting<br />
(undesirable) behavior or revealing other sorts of personal information<br />
(see: Joinson, 2001).<br />
With this approach, this study will test the following hypotheses:<br />
• H1: Feelings of loneliness or stigmatization will result in a stronger<br />
sense of community in the online health-related forum.<br />
• H2: Stronger sense of community will lead to more self-disclosure.<br />
• H3: Stronger sense of community and more self-disclosure will have a<br />
positive effect on well-being.<br />
4c. Outline of book or articles to be written<br />
Based on the results of the proposed research an article will be submitted<br />
to Human Communication <strong>Research</strong>, one of the leading journals in the<br />
field of communication science. Furthermore, the results will be presented<br />
at highly visible national (Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap) and<br />
international (International Communication Association) conferences.<br />
Finally, if time permits, time will be spent to write a <strong>proposal</strong> on the same<br />
topic in collaboration with Dr. E. Das (Department of Communication<br />
Science at the VU University Amsterdam) in or<strong>der</strong> to obtain funding for a<br />
PhD from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific <strong>Research</strong> (NWO).<br />
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5. Time schedule (max ½ A4 or 100 words)<br />
The available time (0.2 fte = 320 hours) will be divided among the<br />
following activities:<br />
Activity: hours<br />
Searching / reading literature for (improved) scales 24 hours<br />
Developing online questionnaire 16 hours<br />
Selecting relevant online forums and apply for<br />
permission to post invitation to research<br />
16 hours<br />
Develop coding instructions 16 hours<br />
Recruit and train co<strong>der</strong>s 16 hours<br />
Code (part of) the data 24 hours<br />
Analyze interco<strong>der</strong> reliability and import data in dataset 8 hours<br />
Analyzing the data 32 hours<br />
Writing a journal article about Study 112 hours<br />
Writing a <strong>proposal</strong> for funding 56 hours<br />
6. Scientific relevance (max 200 words)<br />
The scientific relevance of this research is clear in that it provides us<br />
knowledge of a type of social behavior that is becoming increasingly<br />
popular (Rice, 2006), but of which our knowledge is limited. Results of<br />
this study can be used to better un<strong>der</strong>stand what it is that motivates<br />
people to take part in (health-related) online forums, how they do that,<br />
and how this affects both mental and physical well-being.<br />
In addition to increased knowledge about these forums, this study also<br />
contributes to what we know about language use and how we can use this<br />
to tap social behavior. Even though there are a few other studies that use<br />
content analysis to measure sense of community (Maass et al., 1989) and<br />
self-disclosure (Joinson, 2001), more research using this approach is<br />
needed.<br />
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Finally, linking questionnaire data to content analysis is an innovative<br />
approach, which contributes to the diversity of research methods used in<br />
social sciences.<br />
7. Expected output and contributions (7a – 7c = max 500 words)<br />
7a. Expected output<br />
The output will consist of a journal article for Human Communication<br />
<strong>Research</strong>, a high-impact journal in the field of communication science. In<br />
addition to that, results will be presented at the “Etmaal van de<br />
Communicatiewetenschap” and the annual conference of the<br />
“International Communication Association”. Results of this study will be<br />
used to prepare a <strong>proposal</strong> on the same topic in collaboration with Dr. E.<br />
Das (Department of Communication Science at the VU University<br />
Amsterdam) in or<strong>der</strong> to obtain funding for a PhD for the Open Competition<br />
from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific <strong>Research</strong> (NWO).<br />
7b. Contribution to the research program of the Department and –<br />
if applicable – the Interfaculty <strong>Research</strong> Institute in which the<br />
applicant takes part<br />
The program of the Department of Communication Science focuses on two<br />
aspects of communication: message characteristics and receiver<br />
processes. In this program there is a strong focus on why people choose<br />
to make use of a specific medium, and what influences these uses may<br />
have on them. Also, research on new media is one of the focal points in<br />
our department. Furthermore, this project is in line with the prevailing<br />
scientific approach of the department in that it is theory-driven and<br />
problem-oriented, with a clear societal value. Furthermore, the <strong>proposal</strong><br />
uses mixed-methods in the form of both content analysis and survey<br />
techniques. Finally, the research fits well in the new Center for Advanced<br />
Media <strong>Research</strong> Amsterdam (CAMeRA), that has the effects of new media<br />
on well-being as one of its focal points of research.<br />
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7c. Added value<br />
The proposed project is time-consuming because in addition to designing<br />
and analyzing the questionnaire-data a lot of time will have to be spent on<br />
developing coding instructions, training the co<strong>der</strong>s and the coding itself.<br />
In addition, a consi<strong>der</strong>able amount of time is needed to write an article<br />
and a <strong>proposal</strong> to obtain funding for a PhD from the Netherlands<br />
Organization for Scientific <strong>Research</strong> (NWO). Because of the teaching-load<br />
of the applicant, the administrative tasks for the department, as well as<br />
the hours needed for other ongoing research projects, time for the<br />
proposed research project is currently not available.<br />
8. Replacement of applicant’s teaching obligations<br />
Replacement of the applicant’s teaching obligations is stated in the<br />
attached letter by the Head of the Department in Appendix A.<br />
9. Applicant’s CV<br />
(including publication record)<br />
Please submit CV in Appendix B.<br />
10. I hereby declare that I have completed this form truthfully:<br />
Name:<br />
Amsterdam, Date:<br />
11. Bibliography (max 1 A4)<br />
Alexan<strong>der</strong>, S. C., Wille, J. L., & Hollingshead, A. B. (1999). Help at your keyboard: Support<br />
groups on the Internet. In L. R. Frey (Ed.), Group communication in context: Studies<br />
of bona fide groups (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.<br />
Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., & Finn, J. (1999). Communication of social support in<br />
computer-mediated groups for people with disabilities. Health Communication, 11,<br />
123-151.<br />
Branscombe, N. R., Schmitt, M. T., & Harvey, R. D. (1999). Perceiving pervasive<br />
discrimination among African Americans: Implications for group identification and<br />
well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 135-149.<br />
Davison, K. P., Pennebaker, J. W., & Dickerson, S. S. (2000). Who talks: The social<br />
psychology of illness support groups. American Psychologist, 55(2), 205-217.<br />
De Jong Gierveld, J., & Van Tilburg, T. (2006). A 6-Item scale for overall, emotional, and<br />
social loneliness confirmatory tests on survey data. <strong>Research</strong> on Aging, 28(5), 582-<br />
598.<br />
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Eysenbach, G., Powell, J., Englesakis, M., Rizo, C., & Stern, A. (2004). Health related virtual<br />
communities and electronic support groups: systematic review of the effects of online<br />
peer to peer interactions. British Medical Journal, 328(7449), 1166-1170A.<br />
Joinson, A. N. (2001). Self-disclosure in computer-mediated communication: The role of selfawareness<br />
and visual anonymity. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31, 177-<br />
192.<br />
King, M., Dinos, S., Shaw, J., Watson, R., Stevens, S., Passetti, F., et al. (2007). The stigma<br />
scale: Development of a standardized measure of the stigma of mental illness. British<br />
Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 248-254.<br />
Maass, A., Salvi, D., Arcuri, L., & Semin, G. R. (1989). Language Use in intergroup contexts:<br />
The linguistic intergroup bias. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 981-<br />
993.<br />
McKenna, K. Y. A., & Bargh, J. A. (1998). Coming out in the age of the Internet: Identity<br />
"demarginalization" through virtual group participation. Journal of Personality and<br />
Social Psychology, 75(3), 681-694.<br />
Parks, M., R., & Floyd, K. (1996). Making friends in cyberspace. Journal of Communication,<br />
46(1), 80-97.<br />
Preece, J. J., & Ghozati, K. (2001). Experiencing empathy on-line. In R. E. Rice & E. Katz<br />
(Eds.), The Internet and health communication: Experiences and expectations (pp.<br />
237-260). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.<br />
Rice, R. E. (2006). Influences, usage, and outcomes of Internet health information searching:<br />
Multivariate results from the Pew surveys. International Journal of Medical<br />
Informatics, 75(1), 8-28.<br />
Rice, R. E., & Katz, J. E. (2001). The internet and health communication: Experiences and<br />
expectations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.<br />
Swickert, R. J., Hittner, J. B., Harris, J. L., & Herring, J. A. (2002). Relationships among<br />
Internet use, personality, and social support. Computers in Human Behavior, 18(4),<br />
437-451.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007a). Online lotgenotencontactgroepen: De aantrekkingkracht van steun via het<br />
internet. Psychologie en Gezondheid, 35(2), 234-242.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007b). Online social support groups. In A. Joinson, K. Y. A. McKenna, T. Postmes<br />
& U. D. Reips (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology (pp. 139-153). Oxford,<br />
UK: Oxford University Press.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2008a). Health-Related Online Forums: What's the Big Attraction. Journal of Health<br />
Communication, 13(5), 5-23.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., Das, E., & Fortgens, M. (2008). Wie zorgt er voor de mantelzorger? Effecten van<br />
online lotgenotencontactgroepen op de kwaliteit van leven van mensen die zorgen<br />
voor zieke an<strong>der</strong>en. Manuscript in progress<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Nijenhuis, C. (2008). The talk of the excluded: How people talk about others<br />
online after being ostracized. Manuscript in progress<br />
Ware, J., Kosinski, M., & Keller, S. D. (1996). A 12-item short-form health survey:<br />
Construction of scales and preliminary test of reliability and validity. Med Care, 34,<br />
220-233.<br />
Wright, K. (2002). Social support within an on-line cancer community: An assessment of<br />
emotional support, perceptions of advantages and disadvantages, and motives for<br />
using the community from a communication perspective. Journal of Applied<br />
Communication <strong>Research</strong>, 30(3), 195-209.<br />
Zimet, G. D., Dahlem, N. W., Zimet, S. G., & Farley, G. K. (1988). The Multidimensional Scale<br />
of Perceived Social Support. Journal of Personality Assessment, 52, 30-41.<br />
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Appendix B: CV of applicant<br />
Martin <strong>Tanis</strong><br />
Curriculum Vitae<br />
Work: Home:<br />
Department of Communication Science Bennebroekstraat 25 - 2<br />
VU University, Amsterdam 1058 LK Amsterdam<br />
De Boelelaan 1081 The Netherlands<br />
1081 HV Amsterdam t: 020 - 6841456<br />
The Netherlands<br />
t: 020 - 444 6825<br />
f: 020 – 444 6820<br />
e: ma.tanis@fsw.vu.nl<br />
Academic positions<br />
August 2004 – present: Assistant Professor Vrije Universiteit, department of<br />
Communication Science<br />
March 2003 – August 2004: Assistant Professor University of Amsterdam, department of<br />
Communication Science<br />
Sept. 1999 - March 2003: Part-time lecturer University of Amsterdam, department of<br />
Communication Science, UvA<br />
Education<br />
Oct. 1998 - March 2003: PhD-student at the Amsterdam School of<br />
Communications <strong>Research</strong> ASCoR, University of Amsterdam<br />
Sept. 1993 - Sept. 1998: Ma Communication Science, University of Amsterdam<br />
Journal Publications<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2008). Health-Related Online Forums: What's the Big Attraction. Journal of<br />
Health Communication, 13(5), 5-23.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2008). Cues to identity in online collaboration: Interpersonal<br />
or intragroup perceptions in dyadic interactions. Group Dynamics, 12(2), 96-111..<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2007). Two faces of anonymity: Paradoxical effects of cues<br />
to identity in CMC. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 955-970.<br />
Jansz, J., & <strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007). The appeal of playing online first person shooter<br />
games. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 10(1), 133-136.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2005). A social identity approach to trust: Interpersonal<br />
perception, group membership and trusting behaviour. European Journal of Social<br />
Psychology, 35, 413-424.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2003). Social cues and impression formation in CMC.<br />
Journal of Communication, 53(4), 676-693.<br />
Postmes, T. & <strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & de Wit, B. (2001). Communication and commitment in<br />
organizations: A social identity approach. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 4(3). 227-<br />
246.<br />
Book (chapters)<br />
Konijn, E., Utz, S., <strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Barnes, S. (2008). Mediated Interpersonal<br />
Communication: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.<br />
Konijn, E., Utz, S., <strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Barnes, S. (2008). New Technology as Relationship<br />
Enabler. In E. Konijn, S. Utz, M. <strong>Tanis</strong> & S. Barnes (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal<br />
Communication (pp. 3-13). Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2008). What makes the internet a place to seek social support? In E.<br />
Konijn, S. Utz, M. <strong>Tanis</strong> & S. Barnes (Eds.), Mediated Interpersonal Communication (pp. 290-<br />
308). Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.<br />
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<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007). Online Social Support Groups. In A. Joinson, K. Y. A. McKenna, T.<br />
Postmes & U. D. Reips (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology (pp. 137-152).<br />
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2003). Cues to identity in CMC: The impact on person perception and<br />
subsequent interaction outcomes. Dissertation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam.<br />
Dutch Publications<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (2007). Online lotgenotencontactgroepen: De aantrekkingkracht van steun<br />
via Internet. Psychologie en Gezondheid, 35(5) 234-242.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2003). Effecten van persoonlijke cues en<br />
groepslidmaatschap op de ontwikkeling van vertrouwen. In E. v. Dijk, E. Kluwer & D.<br />
Wigboldus (Eds.), Jaarboek <strong>Sociale</strong> Psychologie 2002 (pp. 305-312). Delft: Eburon.<br />
<strong>Tanis</strong>, M., & Postmes, T. (2000). Effecten van individuatie in CMC. Tijdschrift voor<br />
Communicatiewetenschap, 28. 396-409.<br />
Forthcoming<br />
Buijzen, M., Rozendaal, E., Moorman, M., & <strong>Tanis</strong>, M. (in press). Parent vs. child<br />
reports of parental advertising mediation: Exploring the meaning of agreement. Journal of<br />
Broadcasting & Electronic Media.<br />
Teaching activities<br />
2004 – present: Seminar Media Genres and Media Use (Vrije Universiteit, dep. of<br />
Communication Science)<br />
2004 – present: Seminar Communication in Organizations (Vrije Universiteit, dep. of<br />
Communication Science)<br />
2004 – present: Supervising MA – theses (Vrije Universiteit, dep. of Communication Science)<br />
2004 – present: Supervising BA – theses (Vrije Universiteit, dep. of Communication Science)<br />
1999- 2004: Supervising MA – theses (University of Amsterdam, dep. of Communication<br />
Science)<br />
2003 – 2004: Seminar Intercultural Communication (University of Amsterdam, dep. of<br />
Communication Science)<br />
2002: Seminar practical skills in communication science “Internet and its Users”<br />
(University of Amsterdam, dep. of Communication Science)<br />
2000 – 2004: Seminar Social Processes and Information and Communication Technology<br />
(University of Amsterdam, dep. of Communication Science)<br />
1999: Seminar Organizational Communication (University of Amsterdam, dep. of<br />
Communication Science)<br />
Other academic activities<br />
Member<br />
- Educational committee, department of Communication Science, UvA (June 2008 – present)<br />
- Exam commitee, VU University (August 2007 – present)<br />
- Works council of faculty of social sciences, VU University (October 2004 – 2008)<br />
- Educational committee, department of Communication Science, UvA (June 2003 – August<br />
2004)<br />
- Committee on implementation of Bachelar – Master structure, UvA (January 2002 – July<br />
2003)<br />
Reviewer for following outlets:<br />
- New Media & Society / Corporate Communications / Media Psychology / Oxford Handbook<br />
of Internet Psychology / International Communication Association (various divisions) /<br />
Personal Relationships / Computers in Human Behavior / Management Communication<br />
Quarterly / Jaarboek <strong>Sociale</strong> Psychologie / Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap<br />
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