Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates
Abstract Background The selfie phenomenon is an emanating one, specifically affecting adolescents and young adults. It emerges as a reflection of a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on this, the current study aimed to assess the rate of the selfie phenomenon among Egyptian universit...
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| author | Reem El Sayed Mohamed Hashem Ghada A. M. Hassan Mona Mahmoud El-Sheikh Hadeer Hassan Lobna Abu-Bakr Ismail Azzam |
| author_facet | Reem El Sayed Mohamed Hashem Ghada A. M. Hassan Mona Mahmoud El-Sheikh Hadeer Hassan Lobna Abu-Bakr Ismail Azzam |
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| description | Abstract Background The selfie phenomenon is an emanating one, specifically affecting adolescents and young adults. It emerges as a reflection of a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on this, the current study aimed to assess the rate of the selfie phenomenon among Egyptian university students and its sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates. During the study procedure, we enrolled 200 undergraduate Egyptian university students from two different faculties and were assessed using the Selfie Behavioral Scale, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis II Disorders, and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. Results 49.5% of the students being assessed had borderline selfitis with a higher rate among females. We found a highly significant association between the selfie phenomenon and depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and other psychiatric disorders and personality disorders, and we also found that selfies had a significant negative association with the level of functioning among students. Conclusions Results concur with previous existing literature regarding the magnitude of the selfie phenomenon and its relationship with different psychiatric disorders and personality disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7651250d6cf4d07a922b108461320bc2022-12-25T12:03:59ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Current Psychiatry2090-54162022-11-0129111210.1186/s43045-022-00254-5Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlatesReem El Sayed Mohamed Hashem0Ghada A. M. Hassan1Mona Mahmoud El-Sheikh2Hadeer Hassan3Lobna Abu-Bakr Ismail Azzam4Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University Hospitals (ElDemerdash)Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University Hospitals (ElDemerdash)Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University Hospitals (ElDemerdash)Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University Hospitals (ElDemerdash)Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University Hospitals (ElDemerdash)Abstract Background The selfie phenomenon is an emanating one, specifically affecting adolescents and young adults. It emerges as a reflection of a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on this, the current study aimed to assess the rate of the selfie phenomenon among Egyptian university students and its sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates. During the study procedure, we enrolled 200 undergraduate Egyptian university students from two different faculties and were assessed using the Selfie Behavioral Scale, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis II Disorders, and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. Results 49.5% of the students being assessed had borderline selfitis with a higher rate among females. We found a highly significant association between the selfie phenomenon and depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and other psychiatric disorders and personality disorders, and we also found that selfies had a significant negative association with the level of functioning among students. Conclusions Results concur with previous existing literature regarding the magnitude of the selfie phenomenon and its relationship with different psychiatric disorders and personality disorders.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-022-00254-5Selfie phenomenonUniversity studentsDepressionAnxietyBody dysmorphicObsessive compulsive |
| spellingShingle | Reem El Sayed Mohamed Hashem Ghada A. M. Hassan Mona Mahmoud El-Sheikh Hadeer Hassan Lobna Abu-Bakr Ismail Azzam Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates Middle East Current Psychiatry Selfie phenomenon University students Depression Anxiety Body dysmorphic Obsessive compulsive |
| title | Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates |
| title_full | Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates |
| title_fullStr | Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates |
| title_short | Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates |
| title_sort | selfie phenomenon among a sample of egyptian university students rate and psychiatric correlates |
| topic | Selfie phenomenon University students Depression Anxiety Body dysmorphic Obsessive compulsive |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-022-00254-5 |
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