Abstract
Although self-presentation has been studied for decades, social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook have produced novel opportunities for visual online self-presentation. Posting selfies is currently a popular mode of consciously constructing visual online self-presentations, yet most prior research is limited to selfie-posting alone. This study aimed to profile selfie-makers' motivations and behavior, and examine the extent to which underlying mechanisms preceding selfie-posting are interconnected. Results of a survey (N = 224; 79.9% females; M = 21.66, SDage = 2.08) regarding selfie-behavior on SNS (e.g., Facebook and Instagram) characterized selfie-makers in emerging adulthood as mainly concerned with the social aspects of selfies. Entertainment and moment-retention were identified as main motivations for selfie-making. Findings supported the proposed Selfie-Stadium Model, representing various steps of selfie-taking and underlying motives as well as selection and editing before actual posting. This study on profiling selfie-makers and their self-presentation taps into a fairly new media use research domain.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1392-1407 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Telematics and Informatics |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Selfies
- Online self-presentation
- Social media
- Selfie-maker profile
- Selfie-behavior
- Emerging adulthood
- THIN-BODY IDEAL
- ADOLESCENT GIRLS
- MEDIA
- PREDICTORS
- NARCISSISM
- EXPOSURE
- INTERNET
- IDENTITY
- IMAGE