Analysis of selfie-related injuries and deaths

Dokur, Mehmet; Petekkaya, Emine; Karadağ, Mehmet

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2017.83103

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“…However, the association might not be strong because social media use and selfie-taking are actually different behaviors. Similarly, some degrees of association were found between the SBS and psychological distress because some individuals' selfitis behavior may impair their psychological health (Dokur et al 2018;Pantic et al 2017).…”

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Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample

Lin

Imani

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Selfitis-which started off as a hoax but has now been investigated empirically-has been defined as the obsessive-compulsive desire to take photos of oneself and post them on social media. Furthermore, a scale to assess selfitis, the Selfitis Behavior Scale (SBS), has been developed. This study applied advanced psychometric testing methods, including confirmatory factor analysis (utilizing classical test theory) and the Rasch model (utilizing modern test theory), to examine the psychometric properties among Persian speakers (in Iran and Afghanistan). The participants (3163 Iranians and 1100 Afghanistani) completed an online survey posted on Instagram pages. The SBS showed promising properties, including satisfactory reliability (e.g., internal consistency and test-retest reliability), excellent construct validity (e.g., good fit in the CFA and Rasch models), and acceptable measurement invariance across Iranian and Afghan samples. Consequently, the SBS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing selfitis among Persian-speaking samples.

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Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample

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Imani

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“…We have also come across cases of fatality of individuals trying to take dangerous sel ies. The irst (Domlur et al, 2018). Since then, there have been 259 deaths reported all over the world (Singh, 2016).…”

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Assessment of Selfie addiction, and Selfitis among Allied Health Sciences students of a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Siddharth¹,

G²,

Jain³

2020

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A selfie is a self-portrait photograph typically taken with a camera phone held in hand or supported by a selfie stick. Studies suggest that the level of selfie addiction among youngsters has been increasing over the years. is the term that is being widely used to denote selfie addiction. This study aims at assessing the level of selfie addiction and various factors associated with it, and to evaluate the relationship between selfie addiction and addictive selfie habits. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the Allied Health Science students of a tertiary care hospital in Chennai. Two hundred seventy-three students were studied by convenient sampling method. A , validated, structured and self-administered questionnaire was given, and the desired information was elicited. Chi-square test was used to test the significance (p <0.05)A total of 287 students were studied, of which 65 (22.6%) were males, and 222 (77.4%) were females. It is observed that age, year of study, the place from which they come, place of stay and father's occupation have a statistically significant relationship with selfie addiction. Most of the selfie addictive have a female preponderance. A significant portion of the youth is in the early stage of selfie addiction. it is highly essential to spread awareness about the ill effects of selfie addiction among the youngsters to curb this addiction earlier.

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“…There has been considerable discussion on the basis for this behavior, with suggestions that excessive selfie-taking and sharing on social media sites are associated with narcissism and psychopathology [4] representing the "act of an egotistical individual keen on self-promotion" [5]. Alternatively, other authors have more charitably, although possibly less plausibly, suggested that it may instead be a "complex and rich means of communicating one's inner state" [6].…”

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“…The number of cases has been doubling each year, with the mean age of victims being 23.3 years. The majority are male (82%) students and/or tourists [1,4]. A study looking over the time range October 2011 to November 2017 identified 259 fatalities [8].…”

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“…However, although most selfie taking is clearly completely safe, there are situations where the possibility of injury or death exists. Features of such cases involve individuals who are exhibiting dangerous behavior with a lack of self-awareness, temporary distraction and loss of balance [4]. Interestingly, the role of drugs or alcohol in initiating this behavior has not been assessed, although one case of a survived fall from a cliff involved prior alcohol consumption [10].…”

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Forensic features of fatal self photography or “selfies”

Byard

2019

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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Analysis of selfie-related injuries and deaths

Abstract: Selfie-related injuries and deaths have increased in the past years. Particularly, teenagers and young adults are at high risk for selfie-related traumas and deaths; therefore, drastic measures should be taken to reduce their incidence.

Cited by 20 publications

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Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample

Evaluation of the Selfitis Behavior Scale Across Two Persian-Speaking Countries, Iran and Afghanistan: Advanced Psychometric Testing in a Large-Scale Sample

Assessment of Selfie addiction, and Selfitis among Allied Health Sciences students of a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Forensic features of fatal self photography or “selfies”

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