Data for "Norms of online emotion expressions and self-presentations among young users on two SNSs "

Data from the study "Norms of online emotion expressions and self-presentations among young users on two SNSs" Excerpt from the abstract: This study examined the roles of online norms of emotion expressions in individual engagement in positive and authentic self-presentations on SNSs. With survey data from 597 Chinese college students, we found that online norms of positive emotion expressions promote positive self-presentations while those of negative emotion expressions inhibit positive self-presentations. The online norms of both positive and negative emotion expressions encouraged authentic self-presentations. Besides, we identified similar roles of online norms of emotion expressions in self-presentations on two popular SNSs in China - WeChat and Weibo. Furthermore, the results supported the mediating roles of online norms of emotion expressions in explaining the differences in positive and authentic self-presentations between WeChat and Weibo.