Pictures Speak Louder than Words: Motivations for Using Instagram

By Eunji Lee, Jung-Ah Lee, Jang Ho Moon, Yongjun Sung. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2015

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Habits and the electronic herd: The psychology behind social media’s successes and failures (2020, background): “They were also motivated by escapism, archiving photographs, and self-expression (Lee et al., 2015).”
Uses and Gratifications of Problematic Social Media Use Among University Students: a Simultaneous Examination of the Big Five of Personality Traits, Social Media Platforms, and Social Media Use Motives (2018, background): “For example, Facebook can be used to satisfy the need to belong and for self-presentation (Nadkarni and Hofmann 2012); Instagram can be used for self-expression and social interaction (Lee et al. 2015), surveillance/knowledge about others, documentation, coolness, and creativity (Sheldon and Bryant ”
Watch, Share or Create: The Influence of Personality Traits and User Motivation on TikTok Mobile Video Usage (2020, methodology): “The motivations statement were adopted from L. Eunji and Jung-ah [28].”
Analyzing the Links Between Problematic Social Media Use, Dark Triad Traits, and Self-esteem (2018, background): “The motives for the use of Instagram are expressed as self-expression and social interaction, making it easier for individuals to present real and ideal selves (Lee et al. 2015).”