The Effect of Social

Media Use on

Narcissistic BehaviorBy Mariel Meskunas

Social Media & Narcissism Several studies show that social media use increases narcissism and negatively affects self-esteem.• Researchers found that narcissism

was the highest predictor of social media

• Those with higher levels of narcissism were more active on social media

Hypotheses• NPI scores will increase with time spent on

social media• NPI scores will increase with amount of social

media sites/applications• NPI scores will decrease with age• Men will have higher NPI scores than women

MethodThe survey consisted of 2 parts:

• How much time spent on the Internet• How many social media sites they use• How much time spent on social media. • Age and gender__________________________________

• Narcissism Personality Inventory (NPI)

DataTime spent on social media:

– A one-way analysis of variance was performed. Social media sites/applications:

– A Pearson’s bivariate correlation was performed between number of social media sites/applications used and NPI scores.

Gender & Age: – An independent samples– t-test was performed.

ResultsTime spent on social media: • There was a significant link between social media use and NPI score

Number of social media sites/applications:• No significant correlation between number of

social media sites/applications and NPI score.

Gender:• There was no significant difference between male

and female.

Age:• NPI scores decreased with age.