TOPIC :

SELFITIS BEHAVIOUR, PERFECTIPONISTIC SELF PRESENTATION AND QUALITY

OF
LIFE IN FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

SUBMITTED TO: MAM SHAMEEM FATIMA

CO-SUPERVISOR: MAM SANA ASLAM
SUBMITTED BY : MALAIKA NAZAR
ROLL NO:: FA19-BPY-034
SECTION :A
INTRODUCTION:
SELFITIS BEHAVIOR
 “Selfitis” is a term coined to describe the cultural habit of taking an overabundance
of photos of oneself and posting them on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and other
social media sites( Hagen-Miller,2018).

“A photograph which is taken by oneself, normally a picture taken with a

smartphone or webcam and shared on social networking sites” (Qiuet al., 2015).
PERFECTIONISTIC SELF-
PRESENTATION:
Perfectionistic self-presentation is a maladaptive self-presentational style composed
of three facets: perfectionistic self-promotion (i.e., proclaiming and displaying one's
perfection), non-display of imperfection (i.e., concealing and avoiding behavioral
demonstrations of one's imperfection), and nondisclosure of imperfection (i.e.,
evading and avoiding verbal admissions of one's imperfection)(Hewitt, 2003)
 QUALITY OF LIFE

 According to World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their

position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live
and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".

 Quality of life is a measure of an individual’s ability to function physically,

emotionally and socially within his/her environment at a level consistent with
his/her own expectations ( Clark Church,2004)
Relationship between Selfitis behavior and
Quality of life
 The path model supported the mediating role of selfitis behavior in the
relationships of narcissism and psychopathy with social media addiction(Monacis
and Griffiths,2020)
 Significant positive relationship between dark triad, body concerns and selfitis
behavior and a significant negative relationship between emotional intelligence
and selfitis behavior( Khan and Imran,2019)
 There is a significant relation between Objectified Body Consciousness and
selfitis behavior, however, self-esteem was not found to be associated with both
variables(Munir and sadia,2021)
Relationship between Perfectionistic self-
presentation and Quality of life
 A positive relationship between adaptive perfectionism and self-determination for
exercise. ► An inverse association between maladaptive perfectionism and self-
determination for exercise. ► A positive relationship between maladaptive
perfectionism and self-objectification. ► A negative, indirect link between
maladaptive perfectionism and exercise behavior. ► A positive, indirect link
between adaptive perfectionism and exercise behavior (Longbottom and
Groove,2011)
 LITERATURE REVIEW:
AUTHOR STUDY DESIGN SAMPLE TOOLS FINDINGS
Janarthanan Balakrishnan Focus group research 225 Indian university Selfitis Behavior Scale The findings demonstrate
and desing students  (SBS) for an exploratory that the SBS appears to be
Mark D. Griffiths study of “selfitis” and a reliable and valid
In 29 November,2017 development of Selfitis instrument for assessing
behavior scale. selfitis but that
confirmatory studies are
needed to validate the
concept more rigorously.

Alblooshi (2015) Survey Design 365 undergraduate students Online survey tool for The result found
Self-Esteem Levels & conflicting evidence;
Selfies: The Relationship conflicting in the sense that
between Self-Esteem selfie-taking could either
Levels and the Number of mean the presence of high
Selfies People Take and esteem or the absence of it
Post, and the Uses and because both are seeking
Gratifications of Taking validation.
and Posting Selfies
AUTHOR
Elisabet Sánchez-Rodríguez,
Alexandra Ferreira-Valente,
Anupa Pathak,
Ester Solé,
Saurab Sharma, Mark P. Jensen,4
and Jordi Miró (Jan 2021)
K. Haraldstad,
A. Wahl ( June 11, 2019)
STUDY DESIGN SAMPLE TOOLS
Correlational coefficient research 500 adolescents from 12 to 18 years Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11)
design old were invited to participate in this Catastrophizing Scale  key information about the role of
study PROMIS Pain Interference scale
v.2.0  the children and adolescents’
Perfectionistic Self-Spanish version
of Presentation Scale–Junior Form
for The Role of Perfectionistic Self-
Presentation in Pediatric Pain
Qualitative study General Population  PRISMA (Preferred Reporting
Items for Systematic Reviews and
Meta-Analyses Statement)
checklist comprised on 27 items for
A systematic review of quality of
life research in medicenes and
health science.
FINDINGS
The findings provide important new
perfectionistic self-presentation in
experience of pain. To our
knowledge, this is the first study that
shows how adolescents need to
appear as perfect to others is related
to higher levels of pain severity.
These findings, if replicated, would
indicate the suitability of including
perfectionism as a treatment
objective in preventive programs for
pain in young people.
QOL is an important endpoint in
medical and health research, and
QOL research involves a variety of
patient groups and different research
designs. Based on the current
evaluation of the methodological
and conceptual clarity of QOL
research, we conclude that the
majority QOL studies in health and
medicine have conceptual and
methodological challenges.
 RATIONALE:

 The purpose of this study is exploring selfie taking behaviour, perfectionistic self -
presentation and quality of life in female university students in Pakistan because
selfies have rapidly become one of the most important avenues for the satisfaction
of basic social needs through social networks (SNSs). As there is a high rate of
selfitis behavior and perfectionistic self-presentation, so a study is needed to
address this issue with reference to Pakistani context. This study will address this
issue and helps in carrying out the understanding among the female university
students about the significance of their selfitis behavior, perfectionistic self-
presentation and quality of life.
 OBJECTIVES:

Objectives:

1. To assess the association between selfitis behaviour, perfectionistic self-

presentation and quality of life in Female university students.

2. To determine the predictive association between selfitis behaviour, perfectionistic

self-presentation and quality of life.
 HYPOTHESES:

Hypotheses:

1. There will be positive relationship between selfitis behavior, perfectionistic self-

presentation and quality of life in young female university students.

2. Selfitis behavior and perfectionistic self-presentation will act as a predictors of

quality of life.
 METHODOLOGY:

RESEARCH DESIGN SAMPLE

 Correlational Research Design  300 female adults, ranging in age

between 19 to 29 years will be selected

from Government and Private

educational institute of Lahore, Pakistan

through Purposive sampling.

INCLUSIVE CRITERIA EXCLUSIVE CRITERIA

Only those participants will be participating Those participants will be excluded from

in the study who are: the study who:

 Using different websites of social media  Presence of any other mental disorder.

and active on websites for at least 6 hours  Belonging to broken families.

a day.
 MEASURES:

INFORMED CONSENT DEMOGRAPHIC SHEET

 In informed consent form, the purpose  Demographic information form will include

of the study will be explained to the all the basic information of the participant i.e.
name (optional), age, gender, qualification,
participant and they will be asked for
years of experience, marital status, family
their voluntary participation. Moreover,
system, socioeconomic status, birth order and
their written agreement for their
presence of any physical illness, religion,
participation will also be included in this
family income, no. of siblings, ethnicity,
form. national language and residential address etc.
SCALES:
SELFITIS BEHAVIOUR SCALE:
The aim of the SBS, established by Balakrishnan and Griffiths (2017), is to identify
selfitis behavior in university students. The scale was developed with 400 university
students. The scale comprises 20 items having five-point Likert-type response
options.

The SBS consists of six factors including Environmental Enhancement, Social

Competition, Attention-Seeking, Mood Modification, Self-confidence, and Subjective
Conformity. The factor loads of the scale items, in which 70.69% of the total variance
is explained by six factors, change in the range of .71 - .86.
PERFECTIONISTIC SELF-
PRESENTATION SCALE:
The perfectionistic self-presentation scale is developed by Paul. Hewitt and it
consist of 27 item questionnaire with three subscales measuring: Perfectionistic
Self-Promotion, No display of Imperfection and Nondisclosure of Imperfection.

 Items are scored on a 1-7 scale, with the total scale score calculated as a sum of
items on certain sub-scales. The PSPS has demonstrated good psychometric
properties across several samples (Hewitt et al., 2003)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION OF
QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE(WHOQOL):
Skevington SM, Lotfy M, O'Connel KA developed WHOQOL Scale in (2004).
The WHOQOL is a 26-item instrument consisting of four domains: physical health
(7 items), psychological health (6 items), social relationships (3 items), and
environmental health (8 items); it also contains QOL and general health items. Each
individual item of the WHOQOL is scored from 1 to 5 on a response scale, which is
stipulated as a five-point ordinal scale. The scores are then transformed linearly to a
0–100-scale
 PROCEDURE:

• First of all participant will be given informed consent. They will be informed about the purpose of the study and time taken

to complete the questionnaire.

• Their confidentiality will be ensured.

• After giving the introduction and informed consent form, the demographic sheet will be filled by the participants and they

will be asked to complete the The Selfitis Behaviour Scale(SBS), Perfectionistic Self Presentation Scale(PSPS) and WHO

Quality of life scale.

• During the study ethical considerations will be followed for collecting data and conducting the research.

• Participants will have the right to withdraw from the participation at any time.

• The scales taken for the study will be used after ensuring their permission granted by the authors.
 STAISTICAL ANALYSIS:

 Pearson Correlation

Pearson Correlation will be applied to determine the association among

Study variables.

 Regression

Regression will be applied to determine predictive association of selfites

behavior, perfectionistic self-presentation and quality of life.

 IMPLICATIONS:

 As there is a high rate of selfitis behavior and perfectionistic self-presentation, so a study is

needed to address this issue with reference to Pakistani context. This study will address this
issue and helps in carrying out the understanding among the female university students
about the significance of their selfitis behavior, perfectionistic self-presentation and quality
of life.
 There is a need for some interventions for the betterment of the perfectionistic self-
presentation of the female university students. So this study will look at what can be done to
design such appropriate interventions.
 This study will also look at how selfitis behaviour to Perfectionistic self-presentation
associates with quality of life among female university students.
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