Self-presentation mediates the relationship between Self-criticism and emotional response to Instagram feedback

By Christina A. Jackson, Andrew F. Luchner. Personality and Individual Differences, 2017

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Abstract Instagram, a social networking site (SNS) with an emphasis on photo-sharing, is popular among young adults. Past research revealed positive and negative consequences from SNS use. We investigated how individuals emotionally respond to imagined positive and negative Instagram feedback depending on personality and self-presentation on Instagram, using a sample of Instagram users 18–30. The Depressive Experiences Questionnaire measured personality; the Self-Presentation on Facebook Questionnaire (adapted for Instagram) measured self-presentation on Instagram; positive and negative Instagram feedback scenarios were created to simulate situations experienced on Instagram; positive and negative affect clusters measured emotional reaction to the Instagram scenarios. False self-presentation mediated the relationship between Self-criticism and affective response to negative Instagram scenarios, highlighting the negative impact of intent to deceive on social media. Additionally, individuals scoring high in the maladaptive personality measures, Dependency and Self-criticism, responded with negative affect to the negative Instagram scenarios. Participants scoring high in Dependency and Efficacy (adaptive personality) responded with positive affect to the positive Instagram scenarios. We discussed the implications of the findings within the context of the two polarities model of personality and past research.

Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Eowyn van de Putte
2. Ruben Cambier
3. Mark D. Griffiths
4. Saleem Alhabash
5. R. de Raedt
6. Kağan Kırcaburun
7. Lien Faelens
8. Ş. B. Tosuntaş

In Social Psychology

1. Ernst H. W. Koster
2. Mark D. Griffiths
3. Saleem Alhabash
4. R. de Raedt
5. Kağan Kırcaburun
6. Ş. B. Tosuntaş

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Kağan Kırcaburun
2. Mark D. Griffiths
3. Ş. B. Tosuntaş
4. Saleem Alhabash
5. Eowyn van de Putte
6. Ruben Cambier
7. R. de Raedt
8. Lien Faelens

Citations in the corpus

• The relationship between Instagram use and indicators of mental health: A systematic review (2021, background): “…been conceptualized as intermediate variables: self-presentation, social comparison, self-esteem, social capital, and social support (de Vaate et al., 2020; Faelens et al., 2019, 2021; Holland & Tiggemann, 2017; Verduyn et al., 2017; Jackson & Luchner, 2018; Lee et al., 2014; Wang et al., 2017).”
• 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): “Instagram is the fastest growing SMS (Wagner 2015) due to the rapid growth in its popularity among teenagers and young adults (Alhabash and Ma 2017; Jackson and Luchner 2017).”