Narcissism and social networking web sites

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1303-1314

  Buffardi, Laura E ^a,b   Campbell, W Keith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Narcissism; Self presentation; Social networking Web sites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 51049119237     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208320061     Document Type: Article

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