Open AccessSELF-PRESENTATION ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES, BIG FIVE AND DARK TRIAD PERSONALITY TRAITS
Author(s) -
D.S. Kornienko,
N.A. Rudnova,
E.A. Gorbushina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik udmurtskogo universiteta. filosofiâ, psihologiâ, pedagogika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2411
pISSN - 2412-9550
DOI - 10.35634/2412-9550-2021-31-1-45-53
Subject(s) - psychology , narcissism , presentation (obstetrics) , big five personality traits , impression management , extraversion and introversion , personality , self enhancement , social psychology , conscientiousness , neuroticism , medicine , radiology
The spread of social networks as a new environment allows representing self-image and psychological characteristics more or less different from reality. The studies of social network sites (SNS) confirm that self-presentation on the SNS is characterized by using specific strategies to display and regulate information about oneself. Self-monitoring and perfectionistic self-presentation can be considered essential characteristics of self-presentation on a social network site profile. Various connections between personality traits and characteristics of self-presentation on the SNS are revealed. Many studies replicate the relations between extraversion, neuroticism, and narcissism with social network activity and self-image representation. In the current study, we examined the relationship between the characteristics of self-presentation on a social network (realistic demonstrative self and fake deceiving self) with the Big Five and the Dark Triad traits. The characteristics of self-presentation and personality traits were assessed on a sample of 478 undergraduate students. Generally, a realistic demonstrative self is associated with the desire to show the best side of self (self-monitoring), avoidance of self-discussion, while a fake deceiving self reveals connections focusing on others' reactions to self-presentation. Consciousness, neuroticism, openness, and narcissism are predictors for realistic, demonstrative self-presentation, and conscientiousness and Machiavellianism are predictors for false, deceptive self-presentation. Thus, realistic demonstrative self-presentation is associated with controlling the information posted in the network and the desire to arouse admiration, and false self-presentation manifesting as a purposeful strategy for creating an unrealistic image.