Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Ferenczi, Nelli; Marshall, Tara C.; Bejanyan, Kathrine

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.033

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“…However, the trend mentioned above in online donation seems to contradict existing literature on the characteristics of young people and social media users. Specifically, young people and social media use are strongly associated with narcissism[1] (McCain and Campbell, 2018; Harton et al , 2014; Ablow, 2013; Malcolm, 2014), an individual characteristic that is associated with anti-social behaviors such as greed, insincerity and dishonesty (Ferenzi et al , 2017; Carpenter, 2012; Miller and Maples, 2011) Trait personality models of narcissistic personality disorder, grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism. Arguably, this is because social media use feeds narcissism by encouraging self-promoting behaviors in consumers such as updating their status, changing their biographical information and uploading pictures of themselves (Harton et al , 2014; Ablow, 2013).…”

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Turning narcissists into prosocial agents: explaining young people’s online donation behavior

Paramita

Rostiani

Winahjoe

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Purpose This study aims to empirically test the proposition that high narcissistic consumers are more likely to perform donation-related behavior, such as the intention to donate and to share the donation link, compared to low narcissistic consumers when the organization’s reputation is high. Built upon the evolutionary psychology theory, this study proposes that narcissism activates the status motive, and the relationship between narcissism, organization reputation and donation-related behavior can be explained by status motive. Design/methodology/approach The current research comprises two between-subject experimental studies that use both measured and manipulated narcissism subsequently, whereas the organization’s reputation was manipulated in both studies. Findings The results demonstrate that narcissistic consumers are more likely to donate and to share the donation advertisement when the donation organization is perceived as having a high (vs low) prestige. Further, the status motive mediates the effect of narcissism on donation decisions only when the donation organization is perceived as having high (vs low) prestige. Research limitations/implications This research’s main limitation is that it only examines two alternate ways to improve perceived organization’s reputation (e.g. highlight the organization’s reputational features and link to reputable entities such as celebrities), although organizational literature suggests that perceived organization reputation can be improved in many ways. Practical implications From a practical perspective, social marketers and donation organizations potentially benefit from this research because it demonstrates that high narcissistic consumers potentially involve in donation-related behaviors more than consumers with low narcissism when the organization is perceived as highly reputable. Originality/value The current research contributes to the narcissism literature and adds to the evolutionary psychology theory by providing empirical evidence that narcissism, whether manifesting as a trait or a state, can activate a status motive that leads to prosocial behavior, but only when the donation organization is perceived as prestigious.

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Turning narcissists into prosocial agents: explaining young people’s online donation behavior

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Rostiani

Winahjoe

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“…Therefore, we hypothesized that men would evidence stronger associations between Facebook and sex than women (Hypothesis 1a). Further, in line with research on sex differences in prosocial behavior ( Beilin, 2013 ; Ferenczi et al., 2017 ), we hypothesized that, relative to men, women would evidence stronger associations between Facebook and prosocial displays (Hypothesis 1b). Likewise, in line with previous studies ( Mcandrew and Jeong, 2012 ), we predicted that relationship status would modulate Facebook users' implicit associations, by men not currently in a relationship exhibiting stronger implicit associations between Facebook and sex (Hypothesis 1c).…”

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“…This is an unexpected result. Although the state of the art on sex differences in online prosocial behavior is mixed ( Chiou et al., 2014 ; Ferenczi et al., 2017 ), previous literature suggested that, relative to women, men are more likely to think in Facebook as a mate-seeking tool ( Mcandrew and Jeong, 2012 ; Muscanell and Guadagno, 2012 ; Mazman and Usluel, 2011 ). One possibility is that the application of a novel, implicit methodology and the nature of the association it was being compared with might explain this divergence from previous studies.…”

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“…Indeed, recent psychological research on sex differences in Facebook behavior has identified prosocial behavior as a relevant construct mediating Facebook users' interactions. Ferenczi et al. (2017) found that women reported stronger prosocial motives for using Facebook than men, a pattern associated with their more relational self-construal (i.e., the extent to which an individual defines their self in terms of close relationships, Cross et al., 2000 ).…”

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An investigation of Facebook users' implicit associations between Facebook, sexual and prosocial behavior

Villacampa

Ingram

Vilar

et al. 2018

Heliyon

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Despite growing research on online social networking, implicit associations of Facebook users have been largely understudied. In Study 1, we used the Single-Target Implicit Association Test (ST-IAT; Karpinski and Steinman, 2006) in order to assess implicit associations between Facebook and two evolutionary relevant constructs: sexual and prosocial behavior. Additionally, we controlled for the role of participant's relationship status as a potential moderator of Facebook implicit associations. In Study 2, we extended these findings and explored the relationship between implicit and explicit associations towards Facebook. Across two studies, we found that Facebook is more strongly associated with prosocial than with sexual behavior. This effect was not sensitive to sex differences. Further, Study 2 results revealed that implicit and explicit associations did not correlate. We discuss the implications of these findings, underlining the role of implicit measures in cyberpsychology research.

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“…In this case, people click the "Likes" response to endorse the content shared by friends or receive "Likes" from friends (Kosinski et al, 2015;Wang et al, 2018), which remain appealing to every individual to pour attention to the emotional exchange with their friends and families. Similarly, existing studies have explored the research on the implicit association between Facebook users and PBs, and the Facebook users may be changing their relationship with social networks (Ferenczi et al, 2017;Villacampa et al, 2018).…”

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How Does Social Currency Influence Prosocial Behavior? The Role of Collective Self-Esteem and Communication Network Heterogeneity

Gong

Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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The social currency, the existing potential resource in the social networks and communities of an individual, has become more significant in the era of information technology. Meanwhile, the rapid development of Internet service, especially its application on mobile devices, brings many new contents of prosocial behaviors (PBs), which benefits both individuals and communities. Specifically, social currency plays a positive role in promoting PB, forming positive personalities, promoting positive social adaptation, and contributing to human survival and social development. However, the theoretical research in this field still lags far behind the development of practice, and the research on the impact of social currency on PB remains exceedingly scarce. Grounded in the social exchange theory (SET), the present study collects a total of 497 WeChat user questionnaires, constructs a model for the influence mechanism of social currency on PB, and tests the hypothesis through hierarchical regression. According to the results obtained, it was found that the social currency is positively associated with PB, and users with a more social currency are more likely to act prosocially on their own. The PB of an individual is then influenced by the social currency generated through collective self-esteem (CS) so that the perception of CS can be considered as a mediating variable. Moreover, the communication network heterogeneity (CNH) moderates the above relationship, and the degree of heterogeneity will have different effects on the relationship of CS. The obtained conclusions enrich the previous theoretical results of PB and provided new insights for social managers to enhance the prosocial-related behaviors for the group, organization, and society.

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Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Cited by 41 publications

References 79 publications

Turning narcissists into prosocial agents: explaining young people’s online donation behavior

Turning narcissists into prosocial agents: explaining young people’s online donation behavior

An investigation of Facebook users' implicit associations between Facebook, sexual and prosocial behavior

How Does Social Currency Influence Prosocial Behavior? The Role of Collective Self-Esteem and Communication Network Heterogeneity

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