Twitter versus Facebook: Exploring the role of narcissism in the motives and usage of different social media platforms

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Highlights：

• Tweeting is the preferred method of active SNS usage for college age narcissists.

• No relationship between active Facebook usage and narcissism in college sample.

• Platform differences explain the differences in active usage on Facebook versus Twitter.

• Narcissistic motives mediate the relationship between narcissism and active usage.

摘要

•Tweeting is the preferred method of active SNS usage for college age narcissists.•No relationship between active Facebook usage and narcissism in college sample.•Platform differences explain the differences in active usage on Facebook versus Twitter.•Narcissistic motives mediate the relationship between narcissism and active usage.

论文关键词：Social networking,Narcissism,Personality,Millennials,Facebook,Twitter

论文评审过程：Available online 5 January 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.011