- Title
- Inauthentic self-presentation on facebook as a function of vulnerable narcissism and lower self-esteem
- Creator
- Grieve, Rachel; March, Evita; Watkinson, Jarrah
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/171244
- Identifier
- vital:14287
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.020
- Identifier
- ISBN:0747-5632
- 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.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Relation
- Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 102, no. (Jan 2020), p. 144-150
- Rights
- Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 0806 Information Systems; 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Sciences; Facebook; Grandiose narcissism; Self-esteem; Self-monitoring; Self-presentation; Vulnerable narcissism; Social media use; Personality-differences; Dark triad; True self; Big 5; Motives; Networking; Predictors; Online; Gratifications
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