http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2954/taylor-m-wickel Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:08:08 -0400 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:08:08 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1138/narcissism-and-social-networking-sites-the-act-of-taking-selfies By Taylor M. Wickel - This study focused on why the act of taking selfies and posting them to the Internet is a factor leading to an increase in narcissistic and selfish behaviors. This study examined whether the Millennial Generation believes the selfie phenomenon is a contributor to the rise in narcissism. A 12-item survey was administered to 93 female college participants. A single open-ended question asked whether respondents found their behavior in posting selfies to be narcissistic. This study found that 55% of participants agreed that posting of selfies to different social networking platforms encouraged their... Sat, 30 May 2015 11:59 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1138/narcissism-and-social-networking-sites-the-act-of-taking-selfies