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How HEXACO Personality Traits Predict Different Selfie-Posting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults

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Title
How HEXACO Personality Traits Predict Different Selfie-Posting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults
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Frontiers in Psychology, January 2017
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02080
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Roberto Baiocco, Antonio Chirumbolo, Dora Bianchi, Salvatore Ioverno, Mara Morelli, Maria R. Nappa

Abstract

Selfies are self-portrait photos shared on Social Networks. Previous literature has investigated how personality traits, and specifically narcissism, are associated with selfie-posting behaviors. In this contribution we investigated how selfie-posting behaviors are predicted by the six HEXACO personality traits, controlling for age, gender and sexual orientation. The Kinsey scale, three questions about the frequency of own selfies, group selfies and selfies with partner, and 60-item HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised were administered to 750 young people from 13 to 30 years. Females, adolescents and not-exclusively heterosexual people posted more own selfies, and adolescents posted also more group selfies and selfies with partner. Moreover, lower Honesty/Humility, lower Conscientiousness, higher Emotionality and higher Extraversion significantly predict own selfies and group selfies. Finally, only lower Honesty/Humility and higher Emotionality predict selfies with partner. Theoretical and practical implications are provided.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 105 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 16 15%
Student > Master 13 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 11%
Researcher 9 8%
Other 8 8%
Other 22 21%
Unknown 26 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 43 41%
Social Sciences 10 9%
Business, Management and Accounting 7 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 7%
Philosophy 2 2%
Other 6 6%
Unknown 31 29%
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