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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.7.317

#Looksperfectgram: The Relationship between Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Self-Construal, Self-Efficacy and Intention to Use Instagram  

Ahn, Gayoung (Brand Reputation Institute)
Han, Eun-Kyoung (Department of Media and Communication, Sungkyunkwan University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.7, 2019 , pp. 317-329 More about this Journal
Abstract
Instagram, a photo and image centered social networking service, has received increasing attention these days, from scholars and practitioners. However, little is known about the social and psychological factors that lead consumers to use this service. To provide a baseline understanding on Instagram users, the current study was conducted to discover perfectionistic self-presentation tendency expressed by the Instagram users and explore the relationships between identified perfectionistic self-presentation and intention to use Instagram variables with 250 participants. In addition, this study tried to determine the moderator effect of self-efficacy and self-construal. A comprehensive survey was directed and a total of 380 participants were recruited to verify anticipated hypotheses and research questions. The research results suggest that perfectionistic self-presentation has five sub factors: others conscious self-presentation, subjective self-presentation, environmental adaptation self-presentation, self-expansion self-presentation, and social self-presentation. The implications of this research findings are discussed.
Keywords
SNS; Perfectionistic self-presentation; Self-efficacy; Self-construal; Intention to use Instagram;
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