Jin S Venus, Ryu Ehri, Muqaddam Aziz
1 School of Business, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea.
2 Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Evol Psychol. 2019 Jan-Mar;17(1):1474704919826845. doi: 10.1177/1474704919826845.
Instagram selfies and groupies symbolize social media users' public display of narcissism. From an evolutionary psychological perspective on the renovated hierarchy of fundamental human motives and needs, this study examined the interaction effects of Instagram photo types (selfies, group selfies, long-shot photos taken by others, and neutral photos) and Instagram peer viewers' individual difference factors (intrasexual competition [ISC] for mates, need for popularity [NfP], loneliness, and need to belong [NtB]) on intersexual attraction. A randomized between-subjects experiment ( N = 110) was executed to see how the interaction affects the intention to date the target opposite-sex person. Multiple regression analyses confirm the moderating effects of ISC for mates, NfP, loneliness, and NtB on dating desire, among heterosexual/bisexual males exposed to female Instagram photos. Viewer characteristics moderate the influence of the potential mate's photo types on perception and dating desirability. This study makes theoretical contributions to the literature on evolutionary psychology of narcissism and the renovated pyramid of primary needs. With regard to practical implications for online dating apps/social networking sites, neutral photos are more effective to appeal to men who feel lonely and have higher need for belonging and popularity, whereas group selfies are more appealing to men who have lower ISC for mate, NtB, and NfP.
Instagram上的自拍和合影象征着社交媒体用户公开表现出的自恋。从人类基本动机和需求的更新等级制度的进化心理学视角出发，本研究考察了Instagram照片类型（自拍、集体自拍、他人拍摄的远景照片和中性照片）与Instagram上的同行观众个体差异因素（对配偶的同性竞争[ISC]、对受欢迎程度的需求[NfP]、孤独感以及归属感需求[NtB]）对异性吸引的交互作用。进行了一项随机组间实验（N = 110），以观察这种交互作用如何影响与目标异性约会的意愿。多元回归分析证实，在观看女性Instagram照片的异性恋/双性恋男性中，对配偶的ISC、NfP、孤独感和NtB对约会欲望具有调节作用。观众特征会调节潜在配偶照片类型对认知和约会吸引力的影响。本研究为自恋的进化心理学文献以及更新后的基本需求金字塔做出了理论贡献。关于在线约会应用程序/社交网站的实际意义，中性照片对那些感到孤独且对归属感和受欢迎程度有更高需求的男性更具吸引力，而集体自拍对配偶同性竞争较低、归属感需求和受欢迎程度需求较低的男性更具吸引力。
