The hyperpersonal model is an interpersonal communication theory that suggests that computer-mediated communication can become hyperpersonal because it affords message senders a host of communicative advantages over traditional face-to-face interaction. Compared to ordinary face-to-face situations, a hyperpersonal message sender has a greater ability to strategically develop and edit self-presentation, enabling a selective and optimized presentation of one's self to others.

See also

• Social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE)
• Cues-filtered-out theory
• Social information processing theory
  Social Information Processing theory
  Social information processing theory is an interpersonal communication theory which proposes that given time and opportunity to interact, relationships between individuals can form in online environments and that online interpersonal relationship development might require more time to develop...