Corsbie-Massay Charisse L'Pree, Sargent McLaren Rikki
Department of Communications, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.
Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Aug 22;14(8):732. doi: 10.3390/bs14080732.
Selfies provide unique opportunities to explore, document, and interact with the self through photography. However, the inherent intrapersonal affordance of self-portraiture becomes a unique manifestation of masspersonal theory when selfies are shared, a step that is often assumed but not unpacked in selfie research. Therefore, it is essential to understand when and for whom these intrapersonal and interpersonal moments evolve into masspersonal moments or communication episodes. This study uses a novel strategy to investigate selfie behavior-the likelihood of taking and sharing selfies-to assess individual differences between selfie-takers, or "selfiers". Discerning selfiers-people more likely to take than share selfies-report greater control and self-esteem compared to non-discerning selfiers, who are equally as likely to take as share selfies. Furthermore, control mediates the effect of selfier type on self-esteem; discerning selfiers report that others are in control of their life, resulting in greater security regarding others' perceptions of them. The current findings reveal the unique effects of differential deployment of selfies.
自拍提供了通过摄影探索、记录自我并与自我互动的独特机会。然而，当自拍被分享时，自拍这种内在的个人层面的特性成为了大众个人理论的一种独特表现形式，而这一步骤在自拍研究中常常被默认但并未深入剖析。因此，了解这些个人层面和人际层面的时刻何时以及对谁而言会演变成大众个人层面的时刻或交流事件至关重要。本研究采用一种新颖的策略来调查自拍行为——拍摄和分享自拍的可能性——以评估自拍者（即“自拍达人”）之间的个体差异。与非区分型自拍者（即拍摄和分享自拍可能性相同的人）相比，区分型自拍者（即更倾向于拍摄而非分享自拍的人）报告称拥有更强的掌控感和自尊。此外，掌控感在自拍者类型对自尊的影响中起中介作用；区分型自拍者表示他人掌控着他们的生活，这使得他们在他人对自己的看法方面更有安全感。当前的研究结果揭示了自拍不同运用方式的独特影响。
