Narcissism as a predictor of motivations behind Facebook profile picture selection
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The rising popularity of social networking sites raises the question of whether and how personality differences are manifested on them. The present study explores this topic through an analysis of the relationship between narcissism and motivations behind Facebook profile picture selection. A survey that assesses motivations emphasizing physical attractiveness, personality, and social ties was conducted with 288 undergraduate students. The study found narcissism to be a significant predictor of the motivation for selecting profile pictures that emphasize attractiveness and personality for both men and women. The findings are discussed in terms of the dynamic self-regulatory processing model of narcissism.
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Research has shown that individuals with high self-esteem are more likely to use SNSs to display attractiveness.
“This is because confident individuals are more likely to want to use SNSs research has shown that individuals with high self-esteem are more likely to use SNSs to display attractiveness (Kapidzic, 2013).”
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- Authors
- Kapidzic, S.
- Affiliations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Kapidzic, Sanja
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-01
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 14-19
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W1975806962
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 7.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Keywords
- narcissism, motivation, physical attractiveness, self-presentation, social networking sites, personality, self-regulation, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Motivation, Narcissism, Personality, Self Concept, Self Disclosure, Social Perception, Students, Social Networking
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