Posting selfies frequently is positively correlated with measurable narcissistic personality traits.
Multiple empirical studies demonstrate a positive correlation between frequent selfie posting and measurable narcissistic personality traits, particularly dimensions of grandiosity.
The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that frequent selfie posting correlates with narcissistic personality traits, specifically grandiose narcissism and exhibitionism. Several studies (e.g., [0], [1], [5], [7], [11]) report direct positive associations between selfie behaviors and measures of narcissism, while other papers examine underlying motivations like attention-seeking. There are no papers that directly refute the correlation between selfies and narcissism.
S. Singh, Sally D. Farley, J. Donahue. Grandiosity on display: Social media behaviors and dimensions of narcissism. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PAID.2018.06.039
Global narcissism and grandiose exhibitionism are significantly correlated with the frequency of selfie posting.
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R. Baiocco, A. Chirumbolo, D. Bianchi, Salvatore Ioverno, Mara Morelli, M. R. Nappa. How HEXACO Personality Traits Predict Different Selfie-Posting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02080
Lower honesty-humility, which maps onto narcissistic tendencies, predicts selfie-posting behaviors among young adults.
Yang N, Crespi B. I tweet, therefore I am: a systematic review on social media use and disorders of the social brain.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06528-6
Social media use involving altered manifestations of the self is particularly prominent among individuals with disorders characterized by narcissism.
Mei Y, Yang W, Wang C. The impact of selfies on body image satisfaction and the chain mediating role of self-objectification and narcissistic personality.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1292708
Selfies, self-objectification, and narcissistic personality traits are shown to be positively correlated.
Duradoni M, Colombini G, Barucci C, Zagaglia V, Guazzini A. Psychopathological Correlates of Dysfunctional Smartphone and Social Media Use: The Role of Personality Disorders in Technological Addiction and Digital Life Balance.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15070136
Addictive patterns in social media use positively correlate with general narcissistic traits.
Prabhu P, Pai M, Yellapurkar S, Natarajan S, Mahuli AV. Selfies, narcissism and oral health a cross - sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Mangaluru - India.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.153818.3
The study highlights significant correlations between selfie-taking behavior and grandiose narcissism.
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