Narcissism, extraversion and adolescents’ self-presentation on Facebook

Social Networking Sites (e.g. Facebook), which afford self-presentation, are gaining popularity amongst adolescents. This study examined the relationship of narcissism and extraversion on adolescents’ self-presentation in four Facebook profile features (profile picture, status updates, social networ...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 180 - 185
Main Authors: Ong, Eileen Y.L., Ang, Rebecca P., Ho, Jim C.M., Lim, Joylynn C.Y., Goh, Dion H., Lee, Chei Sian, Chua, Alton Y.K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 2011
Elsevier
Subjects:
Accounting
Adolescent
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Extraversion
Facebook
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Narcissism
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self-presentation
Selfpresentation
Social networks
Narcissism
Self-presentation
Extraversion
Facebook
Human
Extraversion introversion
Self presentation
Adolescent
Social network
Personality
Internet
Profile
ISSN:0191-8869, 1873-3549
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Summary:Social Networking Sites (e.g. Facebook), which afford self-presentation, are gaining popularity amongst adolescents. This study examined the relationship of narcissism and extraversion on adolescents’ self-presentation in four Facebook profile features (profile picture, status updates, social network size, photo count), as reported by Grade 7–Grade 9 adolescents. After accounting for extraversion, narcissism predicted features presenting self-generated content (profile picture rating, status update frequency), but not features presenting system-generated content (social network size, photo count).
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ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.022