Selfie and self: The effect of selfies on self-esteem and social sensitivity

Shin, Youngsoo; Kim, Minji; Im, Chaerin; Chong, Sang Chul

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.004

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“…Selfie-taking is a good example of how technology shapes and defines human behaviors ( Murray, 2015 ), ultimately impacting on changes in culture over time as indicated by the associations between age, PSU, anxiety, and nature connectedness. Selfies are seen as an effective self-presentation tool and reflect individuals’ personalities and ideal self-concept ( Shin, Kim, Im, & Chong, 2017 ). When considering the traits underlying selfie-taking, narcissism has been associated with taking more selfies ( Sorokowski et al, 2015 ).…”

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Problematic smartphone use, nature connectedness, and anxiety

2018

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BackgroundSmartphone use has increased greatly at a time when concerns about society’s disconnection from nature have also markedly increased. Recent research has also indicated that smartphone use can be problematic for a small minority of individuals.MethodsIn this study, associations between problematic smartphone use (PSU), nature connectedness, and anxiety were investigated using a cross-sectional design (n = 244).ResultsAssociations between PSU and both nature connectedness and anxiety were confirmed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to identify threshold values on the Problematic Smartphone Use Scale (PSUS) at which strong associations with anxiety and nature connectedness occur. The area under the curve was calculated and positive likelihood ratios used as a diagnostic parameter to identify optimal cut-off for PSU. These provided good diagnostic ability for nature connectedness, but poor and non-significant results for anxiety. ROC analysis showed the optimal PSUS threshold for high nature connectedness to be 15.5 (sensitivity: 58.3%; specificity: 78.6%) in response to an LR+ of 2.88.ConclusionsThe results demonstrate the potential utility for the PSUS as a diagnostic tool, with a level of smartphone use that users may perceive as non-problematic being a significant cut-off in terms of achieving beneficial levels of nature connectedness. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Problematic smartphone use, nature connectedness, and anxiety

2018

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“…Nevertheless, not all self-revealed information on these platforms directly affects self-esteem. For instance, merely taking a selfphotograph and uploading it is not associated with users' self-esteem (Shin, Kim, Im, & Chong, 2017). This indicates that the actual process of reflecting on one's self-presentation or at least the motive behind it might be of crucial importance.…”

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Unifying the detrimental and beneficial effects of social network site use on self-esteem: a systematic literature review

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Previous research offers equivocal results regarding the effect of social networking site use on individuals' self-esteem. We conduct a systematic literature review to examine the existing literature and develop a theoretical framework in order to classify the results. The framework proposes that self-esteem is affected by three distinct processes that incorporate self-evaluative information: social comparison processes, social feedback processing, and self-reflective processes. Due to particularities of the social networking site environment, the accessibility and quality of selfevaluative information is altered, which leads to online-specific effects on users' self-esteem. Results of the reviewed studies suggest that when a social networking site is used to compare oneself with others, it mostly results in decreases in users' selfesteem. On the other hand, receiving positive social feedback from others or using these platforms to reflect on one's own self is mainly associated with benefits for users' self-esteem. Nevertheless, inter-individual differences and the specific activities performed by users on these platforms should be considered when predicting individual effects.

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“…The researchers discovered that experiential purchases increase envy in SM users more than material purchases because they are more selfrelevant. Lastly, an experiment in which 78 university students took either a selfie or a neutral picture revealed that taking and sharing selfies resulted in higher social sensitivity and lower self-esteem [44]. Furthermore, just saving selfies on one's phone resulted in lower selfesteem than posting selfies to SM.…”

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Should You “Do It for the ‘Gram?” A Review of the Psychological and Sociocultural Effects of Social Media

2020

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Even though Social Media (SM) has penetrated the lives of roughly half the population of the world, connecting billions of people with friends and family, there are disadvantages that span the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of these users’ lives. At the present time, the disadvantages of SM outweigh the advantages. Many users have developed SM-based psychopathologies, such as addiction and depression, and SM is contributing to sociocultural crises, such as the fear of missing out (FOMO), self-objectification, and life dissatisfaction. This awareness has spawned a plethora of studies; researchers are uncovering new complexities about SM, and are expanding communal knowledge of factors that contribute to the psychological and sociocultural lives of SM users. Effects of SM are examined in this integrative review because they directly and indirectly influence the mental and physical health of SM users.

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Selfie and self: The effect of selfies on self-esteem and social sensitivity

Cited by 75 publications

References 31 publications

Problematic smartphone use, nature connectedness, and anxiety

Problematic smartphone use, nature connectedness, and anxiety

Unifying the detrimental and beneficial effects of social network site use on self-esteem: a systematic literature review

Should You “Do It for the ‘Gram?” A Review of the Psychological and Sociocultural Effects of Social Media

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