#Me: Narcissism and its facets as predictors of selfie-posting frequency

The Role of Narcissism Facets as Predictors of Facebook Addiction Among Millennials

“…Many studies (e.g. (Carpenter, 2012); (DeWall, Buffardi, Bonser, & Campbell, 2011); (Fox & Rooney, 2015); (Mehdizadeh, 2010); (Weiser, 2015) have shown that narcissism results in narcissistic-like patterns of self-promoting behaviors (e.g., status updates, number of Facebook friends, use of language and photographs to draw attention to oneself, posting of selfies) on these SNSs. Apart from the self-promotion feature, (Ong, et al, 2011) noted that SNSs appeal so much to narcissistic individuals because they provide the individuals the ability to maintain large social network bases of superficial relationships.…”

Exploring personal characteristics associated with selfie-liking

“…Because people who take selfies usually share the photos they take on SNSs, the photos normally portray specific impressions of the self through individuals' physical appearances and photography styles (Carpenter, 2012). As a result, some individuals spend considerable time and effort adjusting or improving their selfie photos to make them look impressive before posting them on SNSs (Weiser, 2015).…”

“…They usually upload selfie photos to social networking sites (SNSs), such as Facebook and Instagram, and share them among friends in their networks. Although selfies allow individuals to promote self-disclosure, there has been criticism concerning some unhealthy personalities associated with this behavior (Weiser, 2015). For example, a few journalists have criticized taking selfies as a selfish act because people tend to care too much about their appearance in the photos and that sometimes makes them ignore the people around them.…”

“…For example, a few journalists have criticized taking selfies as a selfish act because people tend to care too much about their appearance in the photos and that sometimes makes them ignore the people around them. Some have also indicated that addiction to selfies may cause individuals to develop narcissistic behaviors and may negatively affect their relationships with others (Fox & Rooney, 2015;Weiser, 2015). Despite society's concerns about the negative personality traits associated with selfies, empirical evidence in this area is still limited.…”

“…It focused on the association of selfies with narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Following this initial work, Sorokowski et al (2015) and Weiser (2015) further explored the linkage between selfies and narcissism. They used samples from Poland and the U.S., respectively.…”