The researchers Christopher T. Barry, Hannah Doucette, Della C. Loflin, Nicole Rivera-Hudson, and Lacey L.Herrington in the study, “‘Let Me Take a Selfie’: Associations Between Self-Photography, Narcissism, and Self-Esteem,” conducted a pilot study that examined the associations of narcissism and self-esteem in regards to posting selfies on the social media platform Instagram. The selfies were coded according to their frequency in relation to the participants’ nonselfie posts. There was a relation between some of the dimensions mentioned in their hypotheses; however, limitations prevent them from generalizing. The researchers’ clarity within the results and discussion sections was outweighed by the limitations the researcher faced in methodology,
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One of the requirements for a person to be a participant in the study was that they had an active Instagram account. Unfortunately, the researchers do not define what they deem as an active account. This caused two participants to be excluded from the results because they only had two posts on their Instagram accounts (Barry et al., 2015, p. 5). “Instagram was selected for its relative popularity and the relative ease with which photos can be observed and coded” (Barry et al., 2015, p.10). Other social media platforms are used with the same frequency as Instagram. The age range of the participants ranges up to 43, so Facebook might have included a larger group of their older participants. Including Facebook and Instagram, there is still Vine, Twitter, Tumblr, and many more websites where people would post selfies. The only advantage to Instagram is that the user is only allowed to post pictures and …show more content…
The researchers optimized their use of tables to simply and effectively given the readers data. Furthermore, they explained the large range seen in the statistics shown on the tables. The most appealing part of this report is their upfront admission of their numerous limitations in methodology. What makes this admission appealing is they offer a way for future research to improve. In the discussion section, they state that even though there was considerable effort put into their coding, it may not be replicable. They address a solution by saying, “Future research may be devoted toward refining categories in a manner that does not compromise reliability of coding and validity of associated interpretations or that does not lose information such as the particular message that the subject of the selfie is attempting to convey” (Barry et al., 2015, p.
One of the requirements for a person to be a participant in the study was that they had an active Instagram account. Unfortunately, the researchers do not define what they deem as an active account. This caused two participants to be excluded from the results because they only had two posts on their Instagram accounts (Barry et al., 2015, p. 5). “Instagram was selected for its relative popularity and the relative ease with which photos can be observed and coded” (Barry et al., 2015, p.10). Other social media platforms are used with the same frequency as Instagram. The age range of the participants ranges up to 43, so Facebook might have included a larger group of their older participants. Including Facebook and Instagram, there is still Vine, Twitter, Tumblr, and many more websites where people would post selfies. The only advantage to Instagram is that the user is only allowed to post pictures and …show more content…
The researchers optimized their use of tables to simply and effectively given the readers data. Furthermore, they explained the large range seen in the statistics shown on the tables. The most appealing part of this report is their upfront admission of their numerous limitations in methodology. What makes this admission appealing is they offer a way for future research to improve. In the discussion section, they state that even though there was considerable effort put into their coding, it may not be replicable. They address a solution by saying, “Future research may be devoted toward refining categories in a manner that does not compromise reliability of coding and validity of associated interpretations or that does not lose information such as the particular message that the subject of the selfie is attempting to convey” (Barry et al., 2015, p.