Table 4.
Key internal characteristic differences for the five behavioural archetypes.
Internal Characteristics | SM Boosts the Feeling of Being Secure | SM Boosts Perceived Security and Fear of Missing out | Avoidant Online Attachment Style | Committed to Online Group | Socially Active | Tracking Information | Self-Presentation | Kindness Role | Trust and Positive Expectation | Self-Enhancement | Procrastination | Self-Discrepancy | Vulnerable to Peer Pressure | Irresistible Urge | Disturbance and Loss of Concentration | Categories Themselves | Detached from Reality | |
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Online Behavioural Archetypes | ||||||||||||||||||
Secure archetype | ◯ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||||||||||||
Intimate archetype | ✕ | ◯ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||||||||||||
Escapist archetype | ◯ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||||||||||||
Narcissist archetype | ◯ | ◯ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||||||||||||
Discrepancy archetype | ◯ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |