Topic > Relationship between social media and narcissism

Furthermore, narcissism is becoming a growing phenomenon globally as the world becomes more competitive every day forcing the modern population to "perceive" themselves as highly competitive, unique and desirable ( Reference). By analyzing how SNSs are used based on a subject's personality traits, one can discover whether narcissism is directly related to certain people's self-presentation habits (Reference). Consequently, a question remains, particularly that regarding individual indifferences and their various motivations behind SNS usage. Specifically, whether behavioral traits such as narcissism play a critical role in how SNSs are used (reference). This quantitative research study examines the two most popular SNSs, developing hypotheses about how characteristics of each site might facilitate or hinder narcissistic motivations. Narcissism and SNS will be explained in detail in the literature review and subsequently hypotheses will be developed, exploring existing research that is relevant to this