Demystifying ‘selfie’: a rampant social media activity
Demystifying ‘selfie’: a rampant social media activity
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DOI：
10.1080/0144929x.2016.1201693
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发表时间：
2016-10
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Reena Shah;Ruchi Tewari
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作者：
Reena Shah;Ruchi Tewari
作为一种全球现象，“自拍”一词越来越受欢迎。随着前置摄像头和照片编辑软件的技术进步，“自拍”一词的使用量也在不断增加。早期的研究持有一种片面的观点，要么批评自拍是“虚荣的”和“自恋的”，要么欣赏自拍是“积极的身份形成”的“感觉良好”。目前的研究旨在重新审视这一行为，探索印度年轻大学生自拍的原因和动机，并追踪其使用模式及其与自拍动机的可能关系。定性数据是通过在平均23.5岁的研究生中进行的焦点小组讨论收集的，这些研究生自愿参加了讨论。调查结果显示，男女学生自拍的原因各不相同，自拍通常是一种有趣的行为，也是对“自我描述”权利的一种维护。自拍有一个生命周期，它在社交媒体平台上收到评论后就结束了。这项研究的结果可以帮助印度的政策制定者，并在理论上增加了该地区新兴的文学领域。
ABSTRACT ‘Selfie’, the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year in 2013, has been gaining popularity as a global phenomenon and its usage is growing with technological advancements in front-facing cameras and photo-editing software. Earlier studies hold a lopsided view of either criticising selfies as ‘vain’ and ‘narcissist’ or appreciate them as ‘feel good’ for ‘positive identity formation’. The current study intends to take a fresh look at the act and explores reasons and motivators of young college students in India, as they take selfies and traces the usage pattern and its likely relationship with the motivators of selfie-taking. Qualitative data were gathered through a focused group discussion conducted among graduate students with an average of 23.5 years who volunteered to participate in the discussion. Results show that male and female students have varying reasons for taking selfies and it is often an act of fun and assertion of one’s right to ‘self-depiction’. Selfies have a life-cycle which ends after they receive reviews on the social media platform. Results from the study can aid policy-makers in India and theoretically add to the nascent field of literature in the area.