#Selfie: The Motivations and Challenges of College Students at St. Mary’s College, Quezon City in Posting Self-Portraits on Social Media Platforms

Abstract

As selfie conquers the technological world, the researchers aimed to find out what college students at St. Mary’s College, Quezon City seek from posting and sharing self-portraits in social media platforms as well as knowing how it affects them. The goals were attained with the use of survey questionnaires conducted among seventy-two (72) college students at St. Mary’s College, Quezon City in the Academic Year 2016-2017. Results of the study revealed that college students of St. Mary’s College, Quezon City are selfie perpetrators, and they regularly post a selfie on social media platforms to share something new and stay connected. This activity enables them to express their feelings. On the other hand, the respondents claimed that it also leads them to self-centeredness. The study also notes that while the respondents need to express themselves, it is ironic that they are uncomfortable in confiding their attitude towards posting and sharing a selfie on social media platforms.