Instagram: Motives for its use and relationship to narcissism and contextual age

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Highlights:

• The main reasons for Instagram use are “Surveillance,” “Documentation,” “Coolness,” and “Creativity.”

• Interpersonal interaction and narcissism are positively related to most motives for Instagram use.

• Gender is the best predictor of Instagram use.

摘要

•The main reasons for Instagram use are “Surveillance,” “Documentation,” “Coolness,” and “Creativity.”•Interpersonal interaction and narcissism are positively related to most motives for Instagram use.•Gender is the best predictor of Instagram use.

论文关键词:Instagram,Social media,Narcissism,Contextual age

论文评审过程:Received 18 October 2015, Revised 21 December 2015, Accepted 23 December 2015, Available online 2 January 2016, Version of Record 2 January 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.059