GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELFIE TAKING, PHOTO EDITING AND ONLINE POSTING BEHAVIOUR AMONG ADOLESCENTS
Description
Selfie taking , photo editing and online posting has became a part of our everyday life. Especially the adolescents are seen to use these aforementioned activities and technologies more often and at higher frequencies.
Aim: The aim is to predict the gender differences that exists in selfie taking , photo editing and online posting behaviour among adolescents.
Materials and methods: A Cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on a group of 100 adolescents. The study participants were divided into two groups of opposite sex . Group A were females and group B were males a questionnaire has been prepared and circulated among the adolescent students of Saveetha Medical college hospital from January 2019 to March 2019. Students aged 18-30 were included in the study.
Results: By analysing the questionnaires answered by the participants it was found that 76% of females take selfie, 62% edit their photos and 69% women share photo in the social media while in the male only 24% take selfie, 31% edit their photos and 38% share photo in the social media.
Conclusion: Females have high selfie taking, photo editing and online posting behaviour among adolescents.