Profile Pictures in the Digital World: Self-Photographs Predict Better Life Satisfaction
| Autor: | Kalai Hung, Kaiping Peng, Naomi A. Lee, Jie Sui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Online and offline
Male Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject digital health 050109 social psychology Personal Satisfaction 050105 experimental psychology Extraversion Psychological profile picture Openness to experience gender self-representation Personality Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Big Five personality traits life satisfaction media_common Extraversion and introversion Brief Report online-offline self-consistency 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Life satisfaction Moderation personality Medicine Female Psychology Social psychology Social Media |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 6667, p 6667 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Profiles pictures as online identities represent an extension of the user’s self in the digital world. Changes in self-representation are responsible for reduced well-being in individuals in the offline world. However, whether profile picture selection predicts the well-being of internet users is unknown. To address this question, we tested the relationship between the type of profile picture (e.g., self-photographs or other pictures) used on social media and the life satisfaction of internet users, accounting for gender and personality traits that have been thought to relate to the selection of profile pictures. The results showed that individuals using self-photographs as profiles reported a higher level of life satisfaction compared to individuals using other pictures as profiles. This effect was influenced by gender, openness, and extraversion. Hierarchical regression and moderation analyses revealed that openness and profile type interacted to predict life satisfaction in women, while openness and profile picture independently predicted life satisfaction in men. Furthermore, extraversion directly predicted life satisfaction in both men and women. These results indicate that the consistency between one’s online and offline self-representation may characterize internet users’ well-being, with potential implications for digital wellness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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