An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth
The study explored how motivations for taking and sharing selfies vary among youth, with reference to the personality traits based on the combination of shyness and sociability. In contrast with a predominantly pathological vision of the selfie, this study considered a wider range of motivations re...
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The study explored how motivations for taking and sharing selfies vary among youth, with reference to the personality traits based on the combination of shyness and sociability. In contrast with a predominantly pathological vision of the selfie, this study considered a wider range of motivations reported by young people when asked why they click and share selfies. Further to motivations that may be symptomatic of problems (e.g., exhibitionism, attention seeking), the study considered the selfie also as a possible positive experience (e.g., identity development, biographical memory-preserving). Based on a survey administered to a sample of 2,323 undergraduate students, the study evidenced that selfies tend to be a self-referential experience for shy and unsociable individuals (the Solitary Shy profile), as they showed a higher incidence of exhibitionism, attention-seeking and low self-esteem. A multifaceted selfie practice prevails among Shy-Sociable participants (the Uncomfortably Sociable profile), as they seem to exploit different functions of a selfie to cope with their own shyness and, at the same time, to follow their inclination towards face-to-face interactions. Unshy-Sociable participants (the Comfortably Sociable profile) stand out for a tendency to share selfies to nurture social relationships. The need to keep in touch with a limited social circle prevails among Unshy-Unsociable individuals (the Socially Selective profile).
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| spelling | doaj.art-61c84453711e4ae5bb658a879e6a255e2024-03-23T13:14:06ZengMasaryk UniversityCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace1802-79622022-11-0116510.5817/CP2022-5-8An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youthDaniele Morciano0Pasquale Musso1Rosalinda Cassibba2Maurice Devlin3Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland The study explored how motivations for taking and sharing selfies vary among youth, with reference to the personality traits based on the combination of shyness and sociability. In contrast with a predominantly pathological vision of the selfie, this study considered a wider range of motivations reported by young people when asked why they click and share selfies. Further to motivations that may be symptomatic of problems (e.g., exhibitionism, attention seeking), the study considered the selfie also as a possible positive experience (e.g., identity development, biographical memory-preserving). Based on a survey administered to a sample of 2,323 undergraduate students, the study evidenced that selfies tend to be a self-referential experience for shy and unsociable individuals (the Solitary Shy profile), as they showed a higher incidence of exhibitionism, attention-seeking and low self-esteem. A multifaceted selfie practice prevails among Shy-Sociable participants (the Uncomfortably Sociable profile), as they seem to exploit different functions of a selfie to cope with their own shyness and, at the same time, to follow their inclination towards face-to-face interactions. Unshy-Sociable participants (the Comfortably Sociable profile) stand out for a tendency to share selfies to nurture social relationships. The need to keep in touch with a limited social circle prevails among Unshy-Unsociable individuals (the Socially Selective profile). https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/20632selfieselfie motivationsdangerous selfieshynesssociability |
| spellingShingle | Daniele Morciano Pasquale Musso Rosalinda Cassibba Maurice Devlin An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace selfie selfie motivations dangerous selfie shyness sociability |
| title | An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth |
| title_full | An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth |
| title_fullStr | An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth |
| title_short | An exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth |
| title_sort | exploratory study of selfie motivations and their relation to sociability and shyness among youth |
| topic | selfie selfie motivations dangerous selfie shyness sociability |
| url | https://cyberpsychology.eu/article/view/20632 |
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