Predicting selfie-posting behavior on social networking sites: An extension of theory of planned behavior
- Authors
- Kim, Eunice; Lee, Jung-Ah; Sung, Yongjun; Choi, Sejung Marina
- Issue Date
- 9월-2016
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Selfies; Social networking sites; Theory of planned behavior (TPB); Narcissism; Self-presentation; Selfie-posting
- Citation
- COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, v.62, pp.116 - 123
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
- Volume
- 62
- Start Page
- 116
- End Page
- 123
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/87721
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.078
- ISSN
- 0747-5632
- Abstract
- Over the past few years, a notable trend has emerged in social networking sites (SNSs). With the growing popularity of image-based SNSs such as Instagram, users increasingly communicate and present themselves by posting photographs they take of themselves ("selfies"). As the phenomenon of selfies becomes widespread across a range of SNSs as a unique means of self-presentation, an interesting question arises, what makes people post their selfies on SNSs. To delve into this rising issue, the present study investigates the antecedents of selfie-posting behavior on SNSs by applying and extending Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). A conceptual model, which is primarily drawn from the TPB and incorporates narcissism as an additional antecedent, is proposed and empirically tested. Results show that attitude toward selfie-posting, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and narcissism are the significant determinants of an individual's intention to post selfies on SNSs. Further, one's selfie-posting behavior on SNSs is significantly predicted by his or her intention to post selfies. Implications of the findings are discussed with suggestions for future research. (c) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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