ArticleClinical neuropsychiatry2019
Magic Mirror on the Wall: Selfie-Related Behavior as Mediator of the Relationship Between Narcissism and Problematic Smartphone Use.
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- I tweet, therefore I am: a systematic review on social media use and disorders of the social brain.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- "Too Good to be True": An Explorative Study of Photo Manipulation, Body Image Dissatisfaction and Critical Thinking.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Article
- An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach for the Narcissistic Personality Inventory: Support for the NPI-13 Brief Version and Evidence Based on Relations to Other Variables.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Article
- Problematic smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses among university students and associated predictive factors: a systematic review.Education and information technologies · 2023Article
- Self-Concept in Narcissism: Profile Comparisons of Narcissistic Manifestations on Facets of the Self.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2021Article
- Selfitis Behavior: Assessing the Italian Version of the Selfitis Behavior Scale and Its Mediating Role in the Relationship of Dark Traits with Social Media Addiction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Selfie-engagement on social media: Pathological narcissism, positive expectation, and body objectification - Which is more influential?Addictive behaviors reports · 2020Article
- Effects of psychiatric symptoms, age, and gender on fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic smartphone use: A path analysis with clinical-based adolescent sample.Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectiveRecent research has suggested that problematic smartphone use is associated with several psychological factors and that mobile apps and smartphone-related behavior (i.e. selfie behavior) may encourage the development of problematic smartphone use. However, little is known about how the interplay between dysfunctional personality characteristics and selfie-related behavior can influence problematic smartphone use. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between narcissism and problematic smartphone use, as well as the mediating role of selfie-related behavior in this relationship among young men and women.
methodIn the current study, a total of 627 undergraduate students (283 males and 344 females) completed a cross-sectional survey. A structural equation model was tested separately for males and females in order to evaluate the associations between narcissism, selfie-related behavior and problematic smartphone use.
resultsThe results showed that greater narcissism was related to increased selfie-related behavior, which in turn were positively associated with problematic smartphone use both for males and females. However, selfie-related behavior mediated the relationship between narcissism and problematic smartphone use only for females.
conclusionsThe study provides fresh insight into our understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying problematic smartphone use, which may inform prevention and treatment interventions.
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