How Personality Influences What Type Of Sns A Person Will Likely Use

“The Internet-the vast network of telephone and cable lines, wireless connections, and satellite systems designed to link and carry digital information worldwide was initially described as an information superhighway.” (Campbell pg. 41). The Internet allows for ease in communication within e-mails, but it also guarantees the easy availability of information. Being able to access the Internet no matter the location is a great tool to have.

Can the excessive use of social media, specifically Facebook, be seen as a form of narcissism? Editors Edwin E. Gantt and Brent Slife of Brigham Young University present two opposing opinions to explore this topic in their presentation, “Is Excessive Use of Social Media a Form of Narcissism?”. Could the oversharing, “duck face”, and look at me virtual world be a way to reach out to each other or just a shallow attempt at self-validation? Each article expresses the author’s views, and research on the subject.

We are increasingly consolidating our information sources, forcing the Internet to be “our map and our clock, our printing press and our typewriter, our calculator and our telephone, and our radio and TV” (Carr).

This paper explores two sources of information that discuss social media’s effect on one’s self-esteem. The sources used are “Social Comparison, Social Media, and Self-Esteem”, an article printed in “Psychology of Popular Media” written by Vogel et al. (2014) and “Facebook Envy: How the Social Network Affects our Self-Esteem” an internet article written by Andrea Shea (2004) found at http://www.wbur.org/2013/02/20/facebook-perfection. The sources share comparative information on the widespread use of social networking sites (SNSs), how it is used, and few similarities of how SNSs affect one’s self-esteem. The sources, however, vary in how the information and data was obtained to reach its conclusion. This paper will examine the similarities and differences of each source in relation to social media and self-esteem.

As I write this paper, I notice how my life is entirely dependent on the internet. I am writing this paper on Google Docs, on a chromebook, while I stream music online, check facebook every ten minutes, and even pay my bills online. Internet has taken the world by storm. The internet, which celebrated its 25th century in 2014, started as an idea in 1961. However, the internet as we know it, started with the development of HTML by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990.

The technology revolution is already upon us. In today’s world we are able to communicate over thousands of miles within seconds, whereas only 100 years ago it would take months. This is all due to computer technology and the creation of the internet. The internet connects billions of users worldwide and is an essential part of how we work, play, communicate, educate, conduct commerce, and much much more. We literally use the internet to do most of our daily tasks and we are now able to do more things that used to seem unimaginable. This of course, comes with the good and the bad.

Research into the use of SNSs has provided opportunities for social researchers to contrast the use of social media and psychological wellbeing using the global use and deficiency paradigms. As previously mentioned the global use paradigm suggests that people’s patterns of behaviour are the same in an online and offline setting. Whereas the deficiency paradigm suggests that individuals are making up for a lack of offline interpersonal relationships by using social media sources. There has been much research into individual’s personality traits and motives for using SNSs.

The easily accessible Internet and the Worldwide Web revolutionized information sharing. For the first time data could be shared in real time as text, voice, graphics, and video among anyone with access to the Internet. (Gomez).

Throughout the years, numerous of researches are conducted to see the connections between social media (namely, Facebook) and narcissism. University of Michigan conducted a research to find the relationship between social media and narcissism. For the first part of the study, the researchers recruited approximately around 486 college undergraduate students with the median age of 19. Meanwhile, 93 adults, mostly white females, with an age mean of 35 years old, were asked by the researchers to complete an online survey for the second part of the study. Participants have to answer questions about their social media use and a personality assessment to measure their level of narcissism (Swanbrow, 2013). Based on the results obtained, Facebook users that scores higher on the personality test tend to have more friends, tag themselves more often in photos posted and update their status more often (Firestone, 2012,

The purpose of this paper is to distinguish a correlation between social media usage and levels of self-esteem. It is my belief that those who have a higher usage of social media have a lower level of self-esteem, while those who have a lower usage of social media may have a higher level of self-esteem. There are many benefits to using social media, although many are not aware that there are also many drawbacks. This paper will prove to be very beneficial as it

Living in the 21st century requires one to stay current with latest technological advancements. Ever since the development of social networking sites, people are now able to create a carefully-crafted identity for themselves. This has led psychologists to question how well these online personalities match the person in front of the computer. The innovative branch of media psychology looks into how social networking portrays individuals and initiates human interactions within a society.

Social networking has risen in popularity throughout the last twenty years and in effect narcissistic behavior has increased within society(particularly America's society) since the 1980's(Jayson 1). Studies show that the greater an individual is inclined to narcissistic behavior; there is a resulting increase in their online social networking activity(Mehdizadeh 357). Social networking sites or “SNSs” are defined as: “A web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system”(Boyd, Ellison 1).

Over many recent years an increase in online social media use and growth has been noticed (O’Keeffe & Clarke-Pearson, 2011. Bergman, 2011); with this we as a society have seen a change in being and behavior. Due to this, investigations have been taken under way to highlight the effects of social media and its correlations with an individual’s personality. The field is being narrowed down to focus mainly on the adolescent stage of life. This essay explores the current benefits of social media, the bases of personality,

In today’s world Internet has become one of the most important mediums of communication. It has become the lifeline of our survival. It has removed the entire social, economic and physical barrier and has immense effect on our day to day activity.

The internet has become an indispensable requirement of common man these days. Not only business tycoons or technology geeks but also anyone and everyone around the world is tied to this magical web today. It has so influenced the people that they need it for everything right from the moment they wake up till they go to bed.