The anxiety that some bloggers feel about their work could quite possibly affect their blogging abilities as well as how often they blog. This anxiety could make them blog the best they ever have OR it could make their blogs go stagnant for months (or longer) without update. Blogging is a profession in which the blogger should feel little to no pressure to write what they think and feel. However, some have admitted various worries are what others may think of their blogs, whether their blogs will be well received, whether they will receive comments on their blog and, the worst part, the gut-wrenching feeling of blogging about people they know (Xun, 2010).
This overwhelming anxiety can certainly affect blog maintenance. Self-efficacy is defined as “people's beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives” (Bandura). Frankly, some bloggers are just frightened at the thought that their work will not be well received. Think about what you do for a living – what if your work was not well received by your family, friends or community -- how would you feel? People want to be able to perform at an exemplary level and most of all, be successful with their lives.
Whether it is your mom or someone you don’t know reading your blog – the communication and information that a blog can bring can be affirmative or destructive. For a blog to be successful, the blogger has to be anxiety free and the they need to feel unrestricted enough to write whatever is on their mind and write about how they truly think and feel.
References:
Bandura, A. Self-Efficacy. Retrieved from http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/BanEncy.html
Xun, L. (2010). Online posting anxiety: impacts on blogging. Chinese Journal Of Communication, 3(2), 202-222. doi:10.1080/17544751003740391
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