Table 1.

Rotated exploratory factor loadings of selfie motivations, using sample 1 data.

I’m taking selfies because…	Item #	Factor 1: self-approve	Factor 2: belonging	Factor 3: documentation
It builds my self-confidence	1	0.778
It makes me look at myself in a positive way	2	0.768
It might make me perceived as attractive to the opposite sex	3	0.717
It is a way for me to receive love	4	0.691
I must do it to feel good with myself	5	0.653
My friends upload selfies, so I’m uploading too	6		0.817
It makes me feel part of the society	7		0.808
It makes me feel a strong feeling of belonging	8		0.777
I don’t want to be the only one who not takes selfies	9		0.753
This is the current trend, and everyone are doing it	10		0.752
I want to be like everyone	11		0.751
It supplies documentation for my experiences	12			0.853
It is a good and easy way to preserve memories	13			0.795
It allows me to remember places and experiences that I’ve experienced	14			0.783
I want to perpetuate the moment from my own point of view	15			0.769
I want a souvenir from places that I visited	16			0.764
I want others to see what I’ve experienced	17			0.550