Naslov
I’m big on Instagram: The effect of the number of followers on the perceived status and physical attractiveness

Autori
Mikloušić, Igor ; AlShawaf, Laith ; Matej-Hrkalović, Tiffany

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society / - Boise (ID) : Boise State University, 2017, 1-1

Skup
29th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Conference

Mjesto i datum
Boise (ID), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 31.05.2017. - 03.06.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
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Ključne riječi
instagram, evolutionary psychology, mate choice, sexual signaling, cyberpsychology

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of social media popularity on the perception of mate attractiveness. We focused on Instagram, a platform in which users gain followers and status by sharing content online. For the purpose of this study, we created different versions of female and male mock- up Instagram profiles, each with 28, 155 or 28, 000 “followers“ while holding all other aspects (number of posts, photos, etc.) constant. A higher number of followers was associated with increased status estimates for male profiles only and did not affect physical attractiveness ratings. By contrast, male assessments of female profiles were entirely unaffected by a number of followers.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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