TY - JOUR
T1 - Show your best self(ie)
T2 - An exploratory study on selfie-related motivations and behavior in emerging adulthood
AU - Bij de Vaate, A.J.D.
AU - Veldhuis, Jolanda
AU - Alleva, Jessica M.
AU - Konijn, Elly A.
AU - van Hugten, Charlotte H.M.
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - Although self-presentation has been studied for decades, social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook have produced novel opportunities for visual online self-presentation. Posting selfies is currently a popular mode of consciously constructing visual online self-presentations, yet most prior research is limited to selfie-posting alone. This study aimed to profile selfie-makers’ motivations and behavior, and examine the extent to which underlying mechanisms preceding selfie-posting are interconnected. Results of a survey (N = 224; 79.9% females; Mage = 21.66, SDage = 2.08) regarding selfie-behavior on SNS (e.g., Facebook and Instagram) characterized selfie-makers in emerging adulthood as mainly concerned with the social aspects of selfies. Entertainment and moment-retention were identified as main motivations for selfie-making. Findings supported the proposed Selfie-Stadium Model, representing various steps of selfie-taking and underlying motives as well as selection and editing before actual posting. This study on profiling selfie-makers and their self-presentation taps into a fairly new media use research domain.
AB - Although self-presentation has been studied for decades, social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook have produced novel opportunities for visual online self-presentation. Posting selfies is currently a popular mode of consciously constructing visual online self-presentations, yet most prior research is limited to selfie-posting alone. This study aimed to profile selfie-makers’ motivations and behavior, and examine the extent to which underlying mechanisms preceding selfie-posting are interconnected. Results of a survey (N = 224; 79.9% females; Mage = 21.66, SDage = 2.08) regarding selfie-behavior on SNS (e.g., Facebook and Instagram) characterized selfie-makers in emerging adulthood as mainly concerned with the social aspects of selfies. Entertainment and moment-retention were identified as main motivations for selfie-making. Findings supported the proposed Selfie-Stadium Model, representing various steps of selfie-taking and underlying motives as well as selection and editing before actual posting. This study on profiling selfie-makers and their self-presentation taps into a fairly new media use research domain.
KW - Emerging adulthood
KW - Online self-presentation
KW - Selfie-behavior
KW - Selfie-maker profile
KW - Selfies
KW - Social media
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tele.2018.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.tele.2018.03.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046725630
VL - 35
SP - 1392
EP - 1407
JO - Telematics and Informatics
JF - Telematics and Informatics
SN - 0736-5853
IS - 5
ER -