Mirror or Megaphone?: How relationships between narcissism and social networking site use differ on Facebook and Twitter

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Highlights:

• We examine the connection between narcissism and social networking site (SNS) use.

• We differentiate among narcissism types, students/adults, and Facebook/Twitter.

• We demonstrate how two different measures of use yield different results.

• Facebook use is associated with exhibitionism for students but not for adults.

• Twitter use is associated with Superiority for students while Facebook use is associated with Superiority for adults.

摘要

•We examine the connection between narcissism and social networking site (SNS) use.•We differentiate among narcissism types, students/adults, and Facebook/Twitter.•We demonstrate how two different measures of use yield different results.•Facebook use is associated with exhibitionism for students but not for adults.•Twitter use is associated with Superiority for students while Facebook use is associated with Superiority for adults.

论文关键词:Narcissism,Social networking sites,Facebook,Twitter

论文评审过程:Available online 4 May 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.012