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| Title |
Not All Selfies Took Alike: Distinct Selfie Motivations Are Related to Different Personality Characteristics
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00842 |
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| Authors |
Shir Etgar, Yair Amichai-Hamburger |
| Abstract |
Selfies have become a frequent and commonplace occurrence, though the reasons which lead people to take selfies remain unclear. This research explores what motivates selfie taking, and suggests that this is not a uniform phenomenon and varying motivations may be found among selfie takers. In addition, the connection between these distinct selfie motivations and personality characteristics, including the big five, narcissism, and self-esteem, as well as types of selfie behaviors are examined. At the first stage of the research, 117 participants filled out a questionnaire dealing with their reasons for taking selfies. An explanatory factor analysis revealed three distinct selfie motivations: self-approval, belonging, and documentation. At the second stage, 191 different participants answered both the same questionnaire, and personality traits questionnaires. A confirmatory factor analysis verified that the three selfie motivations model has a good fit. Our results suggested that each selfie motivator is differently related to personality characteristics: self-approval was negatively related to: conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness to experiences, and self-esteem, and positively correlated to frequent checking for "likes." Belonging was related to openness to experiences. Documentation was related to agreeableness and extroversion. Unlike previous studies, none of the selfie motivating factors was found to relate to narcissism. The reasons for these differences, as well as the need to refer to selfie taking as a multidimensional phenomenon, are discussed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Norway | 1 | 4% |
| Singapore | 1 | 4% |
| Chile | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 74% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 78% |
| Scientists | 5 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 93 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 93 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 13% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 6% |
| Researcher | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 15% |
| Unknown | 28 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 28 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 13% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unknown | 31 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
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