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Chapter 2 provides an overview of some of the most used theories to understand how people create, manipulate and maintain their online selves.Borrowing from various areas of offline psychology, online selves are considered according to classic theories of offline selves prior to outlining more up-to-date conceptualisations of understanding the online self. An overall case is built towards understanding online selves from a motivated and goal-directed approach.
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Attrill, A. (2015). Theoretical Considerations. In: The Manipulation of Online Self-Presentation: Create, Edit, Re-edit and Present. Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137483416_2
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