Youngjun Sung
Korea University
14 Papers
Youngjun Sung is an academic researcher from Korea University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social media & Narcissism. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 14 publications.
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Papers
Pictures Speak Louder than Words: Motivations for Using Instagram
TL;DR: The results suggest that Instagram users have five primary social and psychological motives: social interaction, archiving, self-expression, escapism, and peeking.
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Why we post selfies: Understanding motivations for posting pictures of oneself
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified the motivations that drive selfie-posting behavior and examined the roles of the selfie posting motivations and narcissism in predicting selfie posting behavior and found that the motivations of attention seeking, communication, and archiving as well as narcissism significantly predicted selfie posting intention while narcissism was the only significant predictor of selfie posting frequency.
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Dimensions of Luxury Brand Personality: Scale Development and Validation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a theoretical framework for understanding the dimensions of luxury brand personality and a reliable and valid scale that measures these dimensions: excitement, sincerity, sophistication, professionalism, attractiveness, and materialism.
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Instagram versus Snapchat: Self-expression and privacy concern on social media
Tae Rang Choi,Youngjun Sung +1 more
TL;DR: expression of true and actual self are significant determinants for using Snapchat as a primary SNS, whereas the expression of ideal self and greater privacy concerns are associated with active Instagram use.
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Hide-and-seek: narcissism and "selfie"-related behavior
Jung-Ah Lee,Youngjun Sung +1 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that individuals higher in narcissism are more likely to evaluate selfie-posting behavior favorably, be involved in the feedback provided by others, and be observant of other people's selfies.
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