Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8676
Authors: | Osterholz, Sarah Mosel, Emily I. Egloff, Boris |
Title: | #Insta personality : personality expression in Instagram accounts, impression formation, and accuracy of personality judgments at zero acquaintance |
Online publication date: | 2-Feb-2023 |
Year of first publication: | 2022 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | Objective: This study examined personality expression, impression formation, and the consensus and accuracy of zero-acquaintance personality judgments that were based on people's Instagram accounts. Method: Self- and informant reports of the Big Five personality traits, self-esteem, and narcissism were collected for 102 Instagram users. Screenshots were taken of Instagram users' profiles, including up to the 102 latest available Instagram posts. A number of Instagram cues were objectively retrieved, counted, and rated by independent trained cue coders from the screenshots. 100 unacquainted observers then judged the Big Five traits, self-esteem, and narcissism on the basis of Instagram screenshots only. Results: We identified Instagram account characteristics that were associated with users' personality traits (measured with self-reports, informant reports, and self-informant composites) and observers' zero-acquaintance personality judgments. Personality judgments that were based on Instagram accounts demonstrated consensus and significantly converged with Instagram users' Big Five traits, self-esteem, and narcissism across all three personality criteria. Averaged-observer accuracy correlations for self-informant composite scores ranged from r = .44 (p < .001) for extraversion to r = .25 (p = .013) for conscientiousness. Conclusions: Our findings provide insight into cue processes of online self-portrayal and impression formation on Instagram and the level of zero-acquaintance accuracy. |
DDC: | 150 Psychologie 150 Psychology |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8676 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Document type specification: | Scientific article |
License: | CC BY |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Journal: | Journal of personality Version of Record (VoR) |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
Publisher place: | Boston |
Issue date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 1467-6494 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1111/jopy.12756 |
Appears in collections: | DFG-491381577-H |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | insta_personality___personali-20230126140335400.pdf | 255.46 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |