TY - GEN
T1 - Motivations for Taking Selfies on Instagram
AU - Ponti, Ariela
AU - Zhou, Hongyang
AU - Bravo, Diana
AU - Yuan, Chien Wen
AU - Wohn, Donghee Yvette
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/1/12
Y1 - 2025/1/12
N2 - Selfies have become a common and popular form of communication and self-representation in the digital age, particularly for the purpose of posting on social media. While the phenomenon has been widely studied, this paper seeks to examine motivations for selfie-taking specific to Instagram through in-depth interviews with 25 young adults. We identified six key themes behind why people take selfies: emphasizing physical appearance, expressing personal identity, conveying authenticity, documenting life experiences, fostering social connections, and seeking popularity. This study sheds light on how selfies serve multiple roles, from social engagement to personal reflection, and highlights how technology continues to shape identity.
AB - Selfies have become a common and popular form of communication and self-representation in the digital age, particularly for the purpose of posting on social media. While the phenomenon has been widely studied, this paper seeks to examine motivations for selfie-taking specific to Instagram through in-depth interviews with 25 young adults. We identified six key themes behind why people take selfies: emphasizing physical appearance, expressing personal identity, conveying authenticity, documenting life experiences, fostering social connections, and seeking popularity. This study sheds light on how selfies serve multiple roles, from social engagement to personal reflection, and highlights how technology continues to shape identity.
KW - identity
KW - self-presentation
KW - Selfie
KW - social media
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85216210817
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85216210817#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1145/3688828.3699638
DO - 10.1145/3688828.3699638
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85216210817
T3 - GROUP Companion 2025 - 2025 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
SP - 42
EP - 47
BT - GROUP Companion 2025 - 2025 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 2025 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work, GROUP Companion 2025
Y2 - 12 January 2025 through 15 January 2025
ER -