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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2019.7.4.187

How Can Self Love Lead to Spying on Ex-Partners on Facebook? -The Effects of Ego Factors on Facebook Surveillance -  

Furbee, Brittany (Career Services Center, West Virginia University)
Ahn, Hongmin (Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Dongguk University -Seoul)
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International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology / v.7, no.4, 2019 , pp. 187-193 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we attempted to identify the personality traits that influence one's likelihood to stalk an ex-partner on Facebook. Specifically, we focused on self-concept-related traits, given that the motivations for using social network sites (SNS) are highly associated with the concept of self. These include self-esteem, narcissism, and self-efficacy. To assess these factors, we controlled for extraneous variables while assessing the predictive power of personality traits, such as Facebook usage, length of the relationship, and time since the break-up. The results of a self-administered, web-based survey (N=207) showed that self-esteem, narcissism, and self-efficacy are all traits that can predict the stalking of an ex-partner on Facebook. More specifically, we showed a negative association between self-esteem and one's likelihood to stalk an ex-partner on Facebook, while it showed positive relationships between Facebook stalking and both narcissism and self-efficacy.
Keywords
Social Network Sites; Surveillance; Romantic Relationship; Self-esteem;
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