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Description: This study replication assessed the relationship between self-esteem and self-disclosure on social media, specifically on Facebook. It measured the participants' perception of comfort and safety of expressing oneself and disclosing personal information on social media. The study gauged their interest on advantages of disclosing on Facebook versus in-person, and attempted to account for variables the originators of the study did not report, which are whether the presence of the researcher near the participant at the time of measurement affects the study results and whether gender plays a role in the reported perceptions. Two groups, each made of four students, conducted a replication of the study originally done by Forest and Wood (2012). The students performed the replication study as a part of their Research Methods psychology class, led by Professor Dr. Nicole Legate and Sean Rafajko, graduate student, at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago, Illinois. The materials for the study are located in the OSF Storage of the "Project: Face Looker- specific materials" component. Clarifications: We compared the results between running the participants through the online and lab methods. The participants were given the opportunity to indicate the section they want to be a part of through the SONA system. The two groups ran the study separately, but combined their sample data for the final analysis (totaling an effective sample of n=116). Each group ran the participants through both the online and in-person methods.