What does your profile picture say about you? The accuracy of thin-slice personality judgments from social networking sites made at zero-acquaintance

Mark Turner, Natalie Hunt

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    Abstract

    The study investigates impressions formed through social networking sites, specifically the initial judgments we make of others when first momentarily exposed to their photograph. The personality characteristics of 52 Female Facebook profile owners were evaluated by a group of raters who briefly viewed the current profile picture of each person. Analysis revealed consensus between raters when judging personality attributes, although self-other agreement was low: raters' judgments correlated with profile owners' judgments of their own personality for only 2 out of the 10 attributes examined. Profile owners perceived as more physically attractive were rated more positively on other personality attributes. Smiling, and being alone or with others in a profile picture was also demonstrated to have a significant impact on personality assessments. It was concluded that whilst profile pictures can strongly influence how we judge others, such initial judgments are not highly likely to be accurate.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSocial computing and social media
    Subtitle of host publication6th International Conference, SCSM 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014. proceedings
    EditorsGabriele Meiselwitz
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages506-516
    ISBN (Electronic)9783319076324
    ISBN (Print)9783319076317
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event6th International Conference, SCSM 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, , June 22-27, 2014, - Heraklion, Crete, Greece
    Duration: 22 Jun 201427 Jun 2014

    Publication series

    NameLecture notes in computer science
    PublisherSpringer
    Volume8531
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743

    Conference

    Conference6th International Conference, SCSM 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, , June 22-27, 2014,
    Country/TerritoryGreece
    CityHeraklion, Crete
    Period22/06/1427/06/14

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