Selfie Taking Behavior and Self-esteem among Adolescents

The purpose of the present study is to assess the selfie taking behavior and self- esteem among adolescents. The study assesses the relationship between selfie taking behavior and self-esteem and assess whether there are significant differences in gender with respect to selfie taking behavior and self-esteem. A sample of 80 adolescents (40 males, 40 females) aged between 15-24 years participated in this study. Selfitis Behavior scale (SBS) by Janarthanan & Mark D. Griffiths (2017) and The Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale (RSES) by Rosenberg. M. (1965) were used to measure the variables in the study. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and independent sample t-test were used for statistical analysis of data. The findings indicated that the Selfie taking behaviour was not correlated with self-esteem. There were no significant gender differences in selfie taking behaviour and self-esteem among adolescents