Selfie Phenomenon Research Articles

E-mmortal: Death Anxiety is Related to Selfie Behaviors.

Given the widespread phenomenon of selfies, numerous studies are examining the motivations behind taking and sharing selfies. The current paper suggests an additional possible motivation, namely, decreasing death anxiety. People are motivated to decrease their death anxiety by preserving a fake feeling of immortality. One known way to achieve this goal is by using photography. Therefore, we suggest that selfie behaviors are a way to fulfill the need to remain immortal. A hundred undergraduate students (Mage = 22.33) answered self-reported questionnaires regarding selfie motivations, selfie-taking frequency, selfie-sharing frequency, and death anxiety. All of those selfie measurements were indeed positively related to death anxiety. Moreover, many previous studies suggested that narcissism motivates selfie behaviors. In an exploratory approach, we examined whether death anxiety mediates this relationship. Indeed, death anxiety fully mediated the relationships between narcissism and selfie motivations and between narcissism and selfie-taking frequency, suggesting that the well-documented association between selfie behaviors and narcissism might be driven by death anxiety. Those preliminary results indicate that death anxiety is associated with selfie behaviors, opening new avenues for understanding the motivations underlying selfie behaviors.

Selfie Phenomenon among a Sample of Egyptian University Students: Rate and Psychiatric Correlates

Abstract Background The SELFIE phenomenon being an emanating one, specifically affecting adolescents and young adults. It emerges as a reflection of a wide spectrum of Neuro- psychiatric disorders. Based on this, the current study aimed to assess the rate of the selfie phenomenon among Egyptian university students, and its sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates. During the study procedure we enrolled 200 undergraduate Egyptian university students from two different faculties and were assessed using the Selfie Behavioral Scale, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV- TR Axis I Disorders, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV- TR Axis II Disorders, and Global assessment of functioning scale. Results 49.5 % of the students being assessed had borderline selfitis with a higher rate among females, we found a highly significant relationship between the selfie phenomenon and depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and other psychiatric disorders and personality disorders, we also found that selfie had a significant negative correlation with the level of functioning among students. Conclusions results concur with previous existing literature regarding the magnitude of the selfie phenomenon and its relationship with .different psychiatric disorders and personality disorders.

Conceptual Study of Selfie As a New Tool for Brand Marketing

This paper aims to propose a proposition of selfie effectiveness from influencers that impact the attitude and buying intentions. The method is to review of several articles reveals the phenomenon of selfie marketing and the science of exercise to develop a proposition about the effectiveness of selfies concerning forming positive attitudes and purchasing intentions of a brand. The study produced a conceptual framework based on Stimuli-Organism-Response (SOR) as the basis for the development of propositions that explain the relationship between selfie charm and self-congruence, attitudes toward influencers, and attitudes toward brands and purchasing intentions with social interaction as moderation variables of the relationship between those variables. This paper describes selfies taken by non-celebrities as influencers. The implication of this study is an alternative model that conceptualizes selfie charm and social interaction as two variables that influence the process of forming a brand's buying attitudes and intentions, which marketers need to consider in creating marketing strategies. The phenomenon of selfies that occur today has given rise to a new stimulus, namely the charm of selfies and netizen comments that affect consumer activity in the purchase of a brand.

Selfie phenomenon among a sample of Egyptian university students: rate and psychiatric correlates

BackgroundThe selfie phenomenon is an emanating one, specifically affecting adolescents and young adults. It emerges as a reflection of a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on this, the current study aimed to assess the rate of the selfie phenomenon among Egyptian university students and its sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates. During the study procedure, we enrolled 200 undergraduate Egyptian university students from two different faculties and were assessed using the Selfie Behavioral Scale, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis II Disorders, and Global Assessment of Functioning Scale.Results49.5% of the students being assessed had borderline selfitis with a higher rate among females. We found a highly significant association between the selfie phenomenon and depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and other psychiatric disorders and personality disorders, and we also found that selfies had a significant negative association with the level of functioning among students.ConclusionsResults concur with previous existing literature regarding the magnitude of the selfie phenomenon and its relationship with different psychiatric disorders and personality disorders.

MYTH AS ENTERTAINMENT ATTRACTION IN KOMODO-LABUAN BAJO ISLAND TOURISM PRODUCT MARKETING COMMUNICATION

Myth is a flexible form of communication by oral means, which has developed traditionally by word of mouth through stories, which can be an entertainment attraction for tourists. One of them is Komodo Island, Labuan Bajo which is a tourist attraction is Komodo which is included in the 7 wonders of the world (Seven wonders) and a growing myth that Komodo was born from a daughter who has twin sons, namely humans and Komodo stars, who were given the name "Orah." The purpose of this study is the meaning and function of myths that develop into tourist attractions, namely the experience of being close to rare animals that can coexist with humans in Komodo village. Entertainment attractions or entertainment as part of tourism products have the power to attract tourists to visit tourist destinations. A qualitative research approach to analyze the meaning of myths and explain the benefits of myths as entertainment attractions that attract tourists to visit tourist areas. The results of this study are that Komodo is a tourist attraction and an icon on one of the islands in the National Park area, Labuan Bajo. That myth can be used as one of the marketing communication activities for tourism products is still not popular as a promotion, but concentrates more on the tourism products presented. The variety and development of entertainment attractions on the island of Komodo need to be further improved, by considering the process of making tourist purchasing decisions, trends that occur in society and referring to the uniqueness of the tourist destination itself and alternative attractions other than the Komodo dragon. In addition, information for the public about tourist destinations and their products also continues to be improved and published. Another development is the selfie phenomenon, where taking pictures and uploading photos to social media is important as a means of promotion.

Publicizing the Miracle of Vaccination: “Vaccine Selfies” as a Jewish Visual Ethic of Embodied Obligation

ABSTRACT With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines in December 2020 the phenomenon of vaccine selfies arose. This article argues that vaccine selfies can be seen as doing the work of pirsumei nissah—“publicizing the miracle”—using Emmanuel Levinas’s interpretation of Hannukah candles as an aesthetic invitation to obligation for the Other. The resources of modern Jewish thought can help deepen the understanding of the particular Jewish moral work being done both in pirsumei nissah and in vaccination, where both become part of an other-regarding ethic of obligation. In particular, Mara Benjamin’s work on motherhood and commandedness in Jewish thought opens up the possibility of viewing vaccination as paradigmatic of a Jewish ethics of embodied obligation. With these resources, the article considers how the concept of pirsumei nissah offers an opening for a Jewish visual ethics of obligation and gratitude.

Selfie Phenomenon: A New Form of Art or an Instrument of Self-Marketing

Today selfie is a popular form of human self-presentation. This creative practice that involves almost all social strata is an integral part of global visual culture and vividly reflects the radical change in the concept of person and demonstrates the dominance of simplified algorithms of worldview and stereotypical models of thinking. Selfie is the apogee of mass culture with its dependence on technology. The article examines the specifics of producing and consuming selfie in the context of belonging to art from the position of dichotomy “artistic image vs. visual image” as well as the trends in of development of this practice in the communicative space of culture in a situation of commercialization of all spheres of life and in total visualization.

CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL AGE AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN HISTORICAL EDUCATION

The author considers the impact of digital technologies on popular culture, which is the most widespread form. The research methodology is based on the British approach called Cultural Studies. The relevant methodology treats culture not as a social branch but an important cultural space producing meanings, values, and narratives. The analysis of the impact of digital technologies on popular culture is carried out on the part of Web 2.0 as the second generation of the Internet. The phenomenon of blogs, which have become interactive models of joint work on texts, is an analysis resource. The phenomenon of selfies as a creation of a media image and the social network Facebook as an accessible virtual space for co-creation are also analyzed. The author highlights that digitalization helps cultural institutions by promoting the transmission of cultural content and co-creation and feedback of the digital community.

Selfie in the opinions of respondents in the Polish-Czech borderlands

This article deals with the selfie phenomenon among a significant percentage of young people. The main objective of my research took the form of questions: — how much of the study group takes selfies and posts them on social media? — how much does possible satisfaction/lack of satisfaction with life result in taking a selfie? Research strategy: two groups of students: from Poland and the Czech Republic. Purposive random selection. The research method is a diagnostic survey, the technique is a questionnaire, while the tool is a survey questionnaire consisting of extensive 15 questions. I found it interesting to compare the two groups of respondents, that is, young people from Poland and the Czech Republic. I tried to find out why they do so and whether it is due to, for example, satisfaction with life. I tried to look for differences on both sides of the border, if any.

Феномен селфи и его психологический смысл для современного подростка

Objective. The stude presents a study aimed at clarifying the psychological meaning of the selfie phenomenon, the role of selfie in the life of modern teenagers. Materials and methods. The study involved 22 people, 13 girls and 9 boys, among them 17 high school students, aged 14—17, and 5 university students, aged 18—21. Interviews were conducted with the participants, and a discussion was organized regarding the issues of use and attitudes towards selfies. Processing of interview and discussion materials was carried out with the help of thematic and content analysis. Results. Various views on the psychological nature of the selfie, the reasons for its popularity among young people are considered. The author’s interpretation of the phenomenon of selfie in the context of the theory of «transitional object» by D.W. Winnicott and A. Langley’s existential analysis is presented. The paper shows that selfie is a new means of knowing oneself, building a true image of oneself through a virtual image of the body in the space between the image of the Self and reality.

A szelfikultúra szerepe és veszélyei szociálpszichológiai szemszögből a Covid19-világjárvány alatt

In 2013, “selfie” was named the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary, implying a self-portrait photograph taken by oneself using a digital camera or a smartphone, mainly to post on social media. In the past decade, selfies have become a new medium for self-expression and self-representation (Qiu et al. 2015). On social media platforms, users publish virtual self-representations that are influenced by “real-life” individual and societal changes (Hogan & Quan-Haase 2010); which is also reflected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of social media and self-representation in social media posts increased during the first and the second wave of the pandemic, with selfies among the most popular types of content shared (Sándor 2022a; Sándor 2022b). The goal of the current paper is to provide a concise review of the selfie phenomenon from the perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic, supported by the author's research results on self-representation and image modification on social media.

ATRAKSI ENTERTAINMENT DALAM KOMUNIKASI PEMASARAN PRODUK WISATA

ABSTRACT Entertainment attraction as part of the tourism product has become a strength in attracting tourist to visit tourism destination. This study focusing on tourism attraction in natural tourism destination within the country, with the study on Kebun Raya Baturraden which just being re-launched on December 19 th , 2015.This research is using qualitative approach to analyse and explain the benefit of tourism attraction that pull the tourist to visit tourism destination, in this study we focused on natural destination which is botanical garden. The population in this study are the domestic tourist which are in the length of young adult age and has been or are visiting in Kebun Raya Baturraden.The awareness to do marketing communication has not been done well, so the first step is to concentrate on the tourism product served on the destination. The range of variation and the development of entertainment attraction on Kebun Raya Baturraden need to be upgraded, by thinking about travel buying process, the trend that happen in society and refers to the types of tourist destinations which is natural destination. Other than that, the information about tourism destination for public with all its products needs to be harnessed and publish. This study found a trend of consumer choice is leaning on the nature destination which is driven by the selfie phenomenon, where shooting and uploading photos to social media are considered to be important. Keywords: Tourism Attraction, Entertainment, Marketing Communication, Tourism Product, Tourism Destination ABSTRAK

Individual and personality factors that explain selfie behaviors

Among the artifacts of the increasingly digital and social media-saturated world we live in is the rise and proliferation of selfie phenomenon. This study is designed to provide empirical evidence in support of, and to quantify the effect size of, the personality and individual-level factors frequently mentioned in literature as the drivers of selfie behaviors. Results indicate that all of the variables considered in this study — age, gender, time spent on social media, narcissism, extraversion, and impression management — predict and explain 60 percent of the variance in selfie behaviors. Implications are drawn and future avenues are discussed.

Selfies in the public art gallery and copyright permissions

Public art galleries have traditionally prohibited visitors from photographing exhibited artworks. Today, however, photography in the gallery is invariably permitted and commonly encouraged, including visitors taking selfies. Copyright law and practice has generally responded to new techniques of reproduction, such as etchings and photographs, and how those technologies are used in commerce and general society. The selfie is a cultural phenomenon that invites re-examination of some areas of copyright law and practice, notably, permitted acts. Has copyright law, in particular freedom of panorama, kept pace with the phenomenon of selfies in the gallery? This article seeks to answer that question and also considers whether the photography policies of leading public galleries present better ways of engaging with the selfie phenomenon than does the current law.

Selfie Narratives Made by Young People

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the phenomenon of selfies on social networks, identifying the meanings produced by young people about their selfies and seeking to expand the understanding about this type of photography. Structured interviews were conducted with 15 college students between 18 and 28 years old that were analyzed through “applied psychoanalysis”. The participants chose personal selfies and justified their publication on social networks. The interviews pointed to multiple meanings interacting with each other. Five narrative categories were created to reflect on the elements that appeared privileged in the interviewees’ speech. The results showed aspects little or not discussed in the literature on the subject, revealing the plurality of meanings that exist in selfies. Thus, this study broadens the interpretation about the use that young people make of social networks and contributes with new insights to the work on this theme in contemporary clinical practice.

Towards a theoretical understanding of the selfie: A descriptive review

AbstractOver the past 2 decades or so, the triple digital revolution—social network, Internet, and mobile phone—has increased the use and popularity of the “selfie.” Within social sciences, the phenomenon of the selfie has been examined as a new culture that shapes human self‐presentation, social relationships, and social consumptions. This article provides an overview of the most common theoretical approaches that have been used by researchers to understand the phenomenon of the selfie. In particular, the article focuses on the use of the following frameworks: dramaturgic lens, sociosemiotic approach, and dialectical framework. In addition to these approaches, this article also introduces some preliminary ideas relating to the possibility of exploring the selfie through the lens of mediatization theory. This is based on the argument that the selfie phenomenon operates within media logic as it offers symbolic resources, discursive strategies, communicative messages, and performance tactics that shape and transform the presentation of self, social interaction, and social order.

Selfie culture

This article describes the cultural phenomenon of selfie. It describes psychological and social conditions as well as historical background. In addition, the theoretical aspect was enriched by research on a sample of 196 respondents from three universities. The questionnaire was aimed at finding answers to many questions, sometimes even controversial, such as the aspect of selfie in an intimate situation. The article aims to find the answer to the question: what is the cause of the phenomenon of selfie all over the world, including Poland. What is the meaning of selfie for the people I have examined (to a small extent) (singles, people who have a partner and are divorced). This is important because we know that such photos are posted in social media, but why and how often – we usually don't know that. I was interested in the frequency of posting photos by the respondents, processing photos with graphic programs, posting photos taken in an intimate situation as well as tracking “likes” in social media. The respondents enabled us to look at the phenomenon and draw some conclusions, which I described in detail in the summary.

Millennial Leaders: Ready or Not, Here They Come

Millennial Leaders: Ready or Not, Here They Come

Hello Brand, let’s take a selfie

PurposeIt has been suggested that brands and products often assume a role in selfies (Ham, 2014) where the expression of brands and products provokes consumer emotions that bring about greater engagement (Tsai and Men, 2013) and contributes to the interactivity with the brands. This study aims to understand how the selfie phenomenon could mobilize the interactivity between brands and target audiences, in a way that could be used as a marketing tool by companies.Design/methodology/approachA netnographic research methodology was used for the current study because it is a method specifically designed to study online communities (Kozinets, 2010). The experiences of brand selfie postings on Instagram were studied by analyzing users’ selfies to predict brand usage. A purposive sample of Instagram users was chosen, and from these, a total of 74 brand selfies were analyzed.FindingsThis study provided an understanding of consumer behavior and marketing practices in the social marketplace through a detailed exploration of the data using visual and textual analysis. The main finding of this study is that consumers both consume and produce brand meanings in digital platforms; hence, companies should view them not only as passive receivers of messages, but also potential generators and co-creators of brand messages.Research limitations/implicationsAn important limitation of this study is that it only examines a small number of cases, and conclusions can only be limited to the specific sample chosen. A future research endeavor could of course be carried out to include a larger sample audience for investigating the effect of brand selfies and the potential purchase decisions of peers following exposure. Theoretically, this study provided further insight into the selfie phenomenon and specifically as a marketing tool and not just a new social trend.Originality/valueThe growing trend in the selfie phenomenon along with social networking sites (hereinafter SNSs) have attracted the attention of both users and marketing experts in terms of consumer–brand relationship (Zhu and Chen, 2015). In line with this current trend, many studies have attempted to understand the influential impact of the selfie phenomenon through SNSs. Studies on the motivation of selfie postings (Pounders et al., 2016) and selfie-posting behavior on SNSs (Kim et al., 2016) have been carried out; however, how brand selfies posted on SNSs appeal to non-users and how they interact with them remain unclear. Consequently, the intention of the current study is to provide some insight in this area.

Selfie Phenomenon in Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo (Phenomenology Approach Study)

Selfie itself is a form of photographs which is resulted from taking self-portraits that are indeed becoming a phenomenon for the wider community. The selfie phenomenon is currently one of the most booming phenomena at the end of 2013 until now, and certainly one of the readers often does this. The tradition of phenomenology is a tradition that is quite interesting to discuss, phenomenology may be said to reject the theory. This study focuses more on how the presentation of Culture selfie in Indonesia and how the Selfie Phenomenon in the Islamic view. In order to provide knowledge to adolescents and the public about the phenomenon of selfie among the people today. This study uses a phenomenological approach, which is defined as a study in the field of philosophy that studies humans as a phenomenon. The tradition of phenomenology places very strong emphasis on the perceptions and interpretations of human subjective experience. This research has used the elaboration of methods and steps carried out by explorative in describing them using a qualitative approach. This research method used is a qualitative research method, the technique of collecting samples uses the method of exposure to find the research focus about selfie phenomenon in Muhammadiyah University in Sidoarjo. This phenomenon of selfie happened because of the technological developments were so extraordinary. If in the past the photos of self were not possible because of the lackness of capable and supportive technology, now there are many tools that support such as gadgets or cell phones for selfies. Keywords: selfie phenomenon, society, university, Muhammadiyah, approach, phenomenology, technology , photo