Who's who? What's not to like? study of personality type, self-esteem, stress and anxiety in relation to Facebook
Authors
O'Hagan, Louise
Issue Date
2013
Degree
BA (Hons) in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
Facebook research has become the limelight across the media worldwide. This study explores Facebook Intensity, personality type, level of self-esteem, preceived level of stress, ability to control anxiety, amount of friends on Facebook and if it is part of the participants daily routine.It also looks for differences in gender and age. There was a total of 156 Facebook users (70 males and 86 females) who were issued the Facebook Intensity Scale, Big Five Inventory, Rosenberg Self-esteem, Percaived Stress Scale, Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (all quantitative self-report scales). Statistics showed that the participants with high Facebook Intensity had a higher level of self-esteem, higher perceived level of stress and an Agreeableness personality. Females showed a higher Facebook Intensity than males. Extraversion Concientiousness, Neuroticism, Openness, control of anxiety did not show significant results with Facebook Intensity. results are interpreted in relation to previous literature, suggestions for limitations and further research are acknowledged. Author keywords: facebook, personality, self-esteem, anxiety