Pathological Narcissism, Attachment Styles, Objectified Body Consciousness and Interpersonal Sensitivity as predictors of Selfitis

Abstract

The study examined the role of pathological narcissism, attachment styles, objectified body consciousness and interpersonal sensitivity in prediction of selfitis. Brief pathological narcissism inventory was used to measure pathological narcissism, Adult Attachment Style scale measured the different attachment styles (anxious and avoidant attachment style), Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (OBCS) self-report measure for body consciousness, Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM) measured interpersonal sensitivity and Selfitis Behaviour Scale measured selfitis (obsessive taking of selfies and posting online). The results revealed that there was a positive correlation between pathological narcissism and selfitis. A positive association between anxious attachment style and selfitis was also obtained, whereas a non-significant correlation between avoidant attachment style was observed. A positive correlation between objectified body consciousness and selfitis was obtained. Interpersonal Sensitivity was also positively correlated to selfitis. Pathological narcissism along with objectified body consciousness and anxious attachment style predicted 40.3% variance in selfitis while pathological narcissism was the best predictor of selfitis. It was also observed that there were no gender differences in selfitis score.