Vulnerable Narcissism in Social Networking Sites: The Role of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons

被引：5
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作者：
Kong, Fanchang [1 ]
Wang, Meiru [1 ]
Zhang, Xingjie [1 ]
Li, Xiaoyao [1 ]
Sun, Xiaojun [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Key Lab Adolescent Cyberpsychol & Behav, Minist Educ, Wuhan, Peoples R China
来源：
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2021年 / 12卷
关键词：
social networking sites; vulnerable narcissism; social comparison; parallel mediate; social media; FACEBOOK USE; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; SELF-ESTEEM; MEDIA; GRANDIOSE; IMPACT; FRIENDS; OTHERS; USAGE;
D O I：
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.711909
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Social networking sites (SNSs) have provided a new platform for people to present their narcissism. The objective of the current study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms between active and passive SNS use and vulnerable narcissism among college students. In achieving this, the study based its method on the media effect and social comparative theory and recruited 529 participants to complete the Surveillance Use Scale, Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure, and Hypersensitivity Narcissistic Scale. The results showed that active and passive SNS use were positively related to upward and downward social comparisons. Active and passive SNS use also indirectly predicted vulnerable narcissism through the parallel mediation of upward and downward social comparisons. This study also revealed the vital role of social comparison in the association between SNS use and vulnerable narcissism.
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