Correlation of motivations for selfie-posting behavior with personality traits.
Agreeableness
communication
extraversion
neuroticism
selfie editing
Journal
Industrial psychiatry journal
ISSN: 0972-6748
Titre abrégé: Ind Psychiatry J
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101547239
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
18
04
2019
accepted:
19
08
2019
entrez:
28
12
2019
pubmed:
28
12
2019
medline:
28
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The widespread popularity of selfie-posting behavior has led to increasing academic interest in exploring psychological determinants for this behavior. The study aimed to evaluate sociodemographic factors, personality traits, and psychological motivations associated with selfie-posting behavior and to evaluate the association of psychological motivations for selfie-posting with personality traits. This cross-sectional study assessed 727 medical and physiotherapy students with a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of information about sociodemographic factors, selfie-posting, and editing behavior, the Big Five Inventory and motivations for selfie-posting scale. There was a positive correlation of female gender, extraversion, and agreeableness with selfie-posting and editing and a negative correlation of neuroticism with both types of behavior. Communication was the most common motivation for selfie-posting followed by attention seeking. Extraverted people post selfies for attention seeking, communication, and archiving motive while agreeable individuals post them only for communication and archiving. Females as well as individuals with high extraversion and agreeableness engage in selfie-posting and selfie-editing more frequently while neurotic individuals tend to avoid engaging this behavior. Motivation for posting selfies most commonly was for communication followed by attention seeking. Individuals with different personalities use selfies differently to fulfill their inner psychological needs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The widespread popularity of selfie-posting behavior has led to increasing academic interest in exploring psychological determinants for this behavior.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
The study aimed to evaluate sociodemographic factors, personality traits, and psychological motivations associated with selfie-posting behavior and to evaluate the association of psychological motivations for selfie-posting with personality traits.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
This cross-sectional study assessed 727 medical and physiotherapy students with a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of information about sociodemographic factors, selfie-posting, and editing behavior, the Big Five Inventory and motivations for selfie-posting scale.
RESULTS
RESULTS
There was a positive correlation of female gender, extraversion, and agreeableness with selfie-posting and editing and a negative correlation of neuroticism with both types of behavior. Communication was the most common motivation for selfie-posting followed by attention seeking. Extraverted people post selfies for attention seeking, communication, and archiving motive while agreeable individuals post them only for communication and archiving.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Females as well as individuals with high extraversion and agreeableness engage in selfie-posting and selfie-editing more frequently while neurotic individuals tend to avoid engaging this behavior. Motivation for posting selfies most commonly was for communication followed by attention seeking. Individuals with different personalities use selfies differently to fulfill their inner psychological needs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31879458
doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_30_19
pii: IPJ-28-123
pmc: PMC6929215
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
123-129Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2019 Industrial Psychiatry Journal.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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