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Selfie addiction: The impact of personality traits? A cross‐sectional study among the Lebanese population
Author(s) -
El Khoueiry Christel,
Sacre Hala,
Haddad Chadia,
Akel Marwan,
Saade Sylvia,
Hallit Souheil,
Obeid Sahar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12539
Subject(s) - selfie , conscientiousness , agreeableness , neuroticism , openness to experience , psychology , personality , extraversion and introversion , big five personality traits , cross sectional study , population , clinical psychology , demography , medicine , social psychology , art , pathology , sociology , visual arts
Objectives To examine the relationship between personality traits (Neuroticism, Openness, Consciousness, Agreeableness, and Extraversion) and selfie addiction among Lebanese adults. Design/Methods A cross‐sectional study, carried out between August 2017 and April 2018, enrolled 1206 community‐dwelling participants. Results Female gender (ORa = 2.79) and higher neuroticism (adjusted odds ratio [ORa] = 1.01) were significantly associated with moderate vs low selfie‐taking. Higher openness (ORa = 0.96) was significantly associated with low selfie‐taking. Female gender (ORa = 3.42) was significantly associated with intense vs low selfie‐taking, whereas higher age (ORa = 0.93) and higher conscientiousness (ORa = 0.99) were significantly associated with lower intense selfie‐taking. Practice Implications This relationship can serve as a basis for other studies to better understand this new phenomenon and, later, to draw attention to a “selfie” practice that can deviate from the norm.