Narcissism, extraversion and adolescents' self-presentation on Facebook

Eileen Y.L. Ong; Rebecca P. Ang; Jim C.M. Ho; Joylynn C.Y. Lim; Dion H. Goh; Chei Sian Lee; Alton Y.K. Chua

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.022

Narcissism, extraversion and adolescents' self-presentation on Facebook

Eileen Y.L. Ong, Rebecca P. Ang^*, Jim C.M. Ho, Joylynn C.Y. Lim, Dion H. Goh, Chei Sian Lee, Alton Y.K. Chua

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Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

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).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180-185
Number of pages	6
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.022
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Psychology

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Extraversion
Facebook
Narcissism
Self-presentation

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