Uses and gratifications of selfie photos and its relationship with self-objectification, self-esteem and personality traits among adolescents

Abstract EN

Background: selfie capture phenomenon is one of recently discussed issues, which attract much of different categories of persons especially adolescents.

Previous researches correlated it with narcissistic behaviors and feeling of inadequacy.

Aim: to explore the relationship between adolescents’ uses of selfie photos and their self objectification and self esteem levels as well as their personality traits.

Methods: A total number of 1432 adolescent students from preparatory (N= 274), secondary (N= 193) and university schools (N= 965) were included in the study, they were recruited from five preparatory schools, seven secondary schools and six faculties from Port-Said city, Egypt.

Six previously published questionnaires and scales with approved psychometric properties were used to collect the data of the present study, namely, attitudes towards selfie, self objectification questionnaire, objectified body consciousness scale, body esteem scale, self esteem, and personality traits questionnaire.

As well as data related to selfie uses.

Results: Uses of selfie was correlated significantly with self objectification, body esteem and different traits of personality.

Statistical significant differences were found between male and female students in relation to self objectification, objectified body consciousness, uses and attitudes towards selfie.

Statistical significant differences were also observed between preparatory, secondary and university students concerning negative attitudes towards selfie, self objectification and body esteem.