A study on the selfie posting habits and perception among social media users

science and humanities

The selfie, which is a photograph taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone has gained tremendous momentum and has developed into a global phenomenon. The aim of this study is to examine if there exists a difference in the selfie posting habit and perception across variables such as gender and age. The objective of the study is to understand the differences if any in the selfie posting frequency, selfie type, uses and functions, as well as the differences in the perception of the act of the selfie across different sections of social media users divided by variables such as age and gender. A focus group discussion, was conducted among college students, with two groups of 10 participants from either gender in order to gather data as well as refine the survey which was to be administered. The survey was administered to 200 participants, with 50 from each age group. For the purpose of this study, the participants were divided based on age groups (Group A: 15-23, Group B: 24-30, Group C: 30-40, Group D: 40+) The results indicated that there was no significant difference in the selfie posting habit and perception across the age groups, however, there were variations in the perception of the selfie across the gender.

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