Oral Presentations
Location
Room 215, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
94
Start Date
4-10-2019 9:45 AM
End Date
4-10-2019 10:00 AM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the context of taking selfies on narcissism, self-esteem, and selfie satisfaction. We compared three different types of photos/selfies: those of a person using a filter, those of a person without using a filter, and those of an object (no person in the photo). Our goal was to find information that might help us better understand how the selfie taking context is related to personality and personal perceptions of the self. We utilized the Narcissism Personality Inventory (NPI-4) (Raskin & Terry, 1988), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), and we created a selfie satisfaction scale for the purpose of our study. It was predicted that the no filter selfie condition would reflect low self esteem, low narcissism, and low selfie satisfaction. On the other hand, we predicted that the selfie with a filter condition would reflect higher levels of self-esteem, narcissism, and selfie satisfaction. It is important to understand how taking selfies may influence how people feel about themselves and whether it affects their personality traits because such a large portion of our population uses social media and may be impacted by selfie taking context.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Alisha Marciano
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Effect of Selfie Taking Context on Narcissism, Self-esteem, and Selfie Satisfaction
Room 215, Schewel Hall
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the context of taking selfies on narcissism, self-esteem, and selfie satisfaction. We compared three different types of photos/selfies: those of a person using a filter, those of a person without using a filter, and those of an object (no person in the photo). Our goal was to find information that might help us better understand how the selfie taking context is related to personality and personal perceptions of the self. We utilized the Narcissism Personality Inventory (NPI-4) (Raskin & Terry, 1988), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), and we created a selfie satisfaction scale for the purpose of our study. It was predicted that the no filter selfie condition would reflect low self esteem, low narcissism, and low selfie satisfaction. On the other hand, we predicted that the selfie with a filter condition would reflect higher levels of self-esteem, narcissism, and selfie satisfaction. It is important to understand how taking selfies may influence how people feel about themselves and whether it affects their personality traits because such a large portion of our population uses social media and may be impacted by selfie taking context.