Selfies have become an addiction among college students, who spend a lot of time and money uploading and sharing them on social media.The aim is to investigate the relationship between selfie and happiness among male and female nursing students. Adescriptive, correlational and cross sectional design was utilized in this study. A convenience sample of 480 nursing students was utilized in this study. Three tools were used; a personal data sheet, the Selfitis Behavior Scale, and the Oxford Happiness questionnaire.The Findings revealed that, 60.5% of nursing students were female, and 67.4% of the studied sample had a moderate level of selfie-taking behavior.Moreover, our findings demonstrated a statistically significant positive correlation between overall selfietaking activity and level of happiness scale. the research findings conclude that, the prevalence of selfie-taking behavior is moderate level among nursing students, in today's electronic age, photo sharing and selfie behavior are among the most essential activities people enjoy, particularly students. Design psychoeducational programs for university students to enhance adolescents' selfidentity and increase awareness about selfie practice and its negative consequences are recommended .
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