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Do Facebook profile pictures reflect user's personality?

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Yen-Chun Jim Wu,

Wei-Hung Chang,

Chih-Hung YuanAuthors Info & Claims

Computers in Human Behavior, Volume 51, Issue PB

Pages 880 - 889

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.014

Published: 01 October 2015 Publication History

Abstract

We investigate the motivations behind choice of Facebook profile picture.Users tend to choose profile pictures that make them look attractive.Profile picture has an influence on their choice of profile picture.Facebook profile picture reflects user's personality. Facebook has been gaining popularity ever since it was first introduced and offers the user the chance for self-presentation. This study examines the motivations behind the choice of a profile picture and the image of the user that it gives out. The research was conducted in the form of an on-site visual study evaluating the profile pictures of Facebook's users. Relations between profile pictures and user's personality were examined. User personalities were found to have an influence on choice of profile pictures and profile pictures were found to reflect the user's personality. Our study supports the theory of collaborative learning through learning from peers as results shows that other's choice of profile pictures affects viewer's own future choice of profile picture. If they like the impression made by a particular type of profile picture, they are likely to learn from it and upload the same type of profile picture with the aim of sending the same positive impression.

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