Factors Underlie Selfie Addiction: Developing and Validating a Scale

This study aimed at investigating the underlying factors of selfie addiction among university students. It further attempted to find out the role of gender difference in selfie addiction. A 19-item self-developed questionnaire used to measure selfie addiction. The questionnaire was validated using a...

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Published inInternational Journal of Research in Education and Science Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 82 - 93
Main Authors Mustafa, Khalid Ismail, Abdullah, Zhwan Dalshad, Abdulrahman, Renas Osman, Ismail, Azad Ali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Journal of Research in Education and Science 2021
Subjects
Addictive Behavior
College Students
Gender Differences
Intention
Photography
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Social Media
Test Construction
Test Validity
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Summary:This study aimed at investigating the underlying factors of selfie addiction among university students. It further attempted to find out the role of gender difference in selfie addiction. A 19-item self-developed questionnaire used to measure selfie addiction. The questionnaire was validated using a sample of 269 randomly selected university students. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted to test the validity of the questionnaire. The results revealed three underlined factors which were: Intention, Self-Obsessed, and Self-Acceptance. The results also indicated that females are more addicted with respect to selfies on social media than their males.
ISSN:2148-9955