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Inauthentic self-presentation on Facebook as a function of vulnerable narcissism and lower self-esteem
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Grieve, RM and March, E and Watkinson, J, Inauthentic self-presentation on Facebook as a function of vulnerable narcissism and lower self-esteem, Computers in Human Behavior, 102 pp. 144-150. ISSN 0747-5632 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.020
Abstract
This study was the first to delineate the role of grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism, in addition to self-esteem and self-monitoring, in predicting authentic self-presentation on Facebook. Facebook users (N = 155) answered questions about their personality as well as the persona they present on Facebook, and Euclidean distances quantified the congruence between the two personas. Self-monitoring (ability to modify self-presentation) was included as a control variable in regression analysis. As hypothesised, grandiose narcissism predicted more congruent presentation between the true self and the Facebook self, while vulnerable narcissism predicted a greater difference between the two personas. In contrast to predictions, self-esteem was not associated with congruence between the two selves; however, a follow-up moderation analysis revealed a significant self-esteem vulnerable narcissism interaction. Specifically, for individuals with average and low levels of self-esteem, there is more incongruence between the true self and the Facebook self as a function of increased vulnerable narcissism. Given the psychological benefits associated with authentic self-presentation on Facebook, these findings inform understanding of the negative affective processes of vulnerable narcissists and their self-presentation on this popular social networking medium.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Facebook, grandiose narcissism, self-esteem, self-monitoring, self-presentation, vulnerable narcissism |
| Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
| Research Group: | Human-centred computing |
| Research Field: | Accessible computing |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
| UTAS Author: | Grieve, RM (Dr Rachel Grieve) |
| UTAS Author: | Watkinson, J (Miss Jarrah Watkinson) |
| ID Code: | 151717 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 22 |
| Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
| Deposited On: | 2022-08-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-09-16 |
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