| dc.description.abstract | Few researchers have examined selfie taking behavior. To address this gap,
235 participants (age 18 - 60) completed an online questionnaire assessing a
variety of psychological factors, personality traits, and selfie taking activities
(i.e., frequency of selfies posted to social networking sites [SNSs], time spent
editing selfies, and number of selfie takes prior to posting). A number of statistically
significant correlations emerged. For example, participants’ levels of
neuroticism, social physique anxiety, body-related shame, and concern about
physical appearance correlated positively with the amount of time spent editing
selfies. As well, group comparisons between selfie (n = 193) and non-selfie
takers (n = 42) suggest that the former exhibit higher levels of certain facets of
vanity. The implications of these findings and directions for future research
are outlined. | en_US |
