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. 2017 May 26;8:842. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00842

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