title: How HEXACO Personality Traits Predict Different Selfie-Posting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults.
abstract: Selfies are self-portrait photos shared on Social Networks. Previous literature has investigated how personality traits, and specifically narcissism, are associated with selfie-posting behaviors. In this contribution we investigated how selfie-posting behaviors are predicted by the six HEXACO personality traits, controlling for age, gender and sexual orientation. The Kinsey scale, three questions about the frequency of own selfies, group selfies and selfies with partner, and 60-item HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised were administered to 750 young people from 13 to 30 years. Females, adolescents and not-exclusively heterosexual people posted more own selfies, and adolescents posted also more group selfies and selfies with partner. Moreover, lower Honesty/Humility, lower Conscientiousness, higher Emotionality and higher Extraversion significantly predict own selfies and group selfies. Finally, only lower Honesty/Humility and higher Emotionality predict selfies with partner. Theoretical and practical implications are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baiocco
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chirumbolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ioverno
authors.affiliation: Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nappa
keywords: HEXACO personality traits; Honesy/Humility; adolescents; selfies; young adults