APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Perfectionist Self-Presentation and Social Media Motives As Mediators of Narcissism and Problematic Social Media Use
- Monica Schneider
State University of New York, College at Geneseo - Nieve Mahood
State University of New York, College at Geneseo - Gabrielle DiVerde
State University of New York, College at Geneseo - Anna Arehart
State University of New York, College at Geneseo - Kaela Dimanlig
State University of New York, College at Geneseo
Abstract
We examined how perfectionistic self-presentation and social media motives mediated narcissism (grandiose, vulnerable) and problematic social media use. Although narcissism predicted perfectionistic self-presentation, only FOMO and hurt/punish motives mediated VN and problematic social media use, whereas praise/popularity and hurt/punish motives mediated GN and problematic social media use.
Narcissism
