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Narcissism and self-esteem: Different motivations for selfie posting behaviors

Roberta BiolcatiDepartment of Education Studies, University of Bologna, via Filippo Re 6, 40126Bologna, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stefano PassiniDepartment of Education Studies, University of Bologna, via Filippo Re 6, 40126Bologna, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8887-0999View further author information
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Jens F. BinderNottingham Trent University, UK
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Article: 1437012 | Received 27 Sep 2017, Accepted 01 Feb 2018, Published online: 15 Feb 2018

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Table 1 Means, standard deviations, correlation coefficients and ANOVA differences for sex among all the variables.

Figure 1. Path analysis of the effects of NPI and RSE on selfie-posting behaviors mediated by selfie-posting motives.

Notes: Reported coefficients are standardized. Commun. = Communication.
Figure 1. Path analysis of the effects of NPI and RSE on selfie-posting behaviors mediated by selfie-posting motives.

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