Table 4 Comparison between Egyptian and Saudi nursing students as regards their attitudes about selfie (each group n = 150)

Do you think your selfie is frequently depicted in front of people?

• Harass them

28

18.7

37

24.7

17.89

0.0001

• Beloved to them

6

4.0

26

17.3

• It is normal for you

116

77.3

87

58.0

How do you see some people photographing themselves in places?

• Adventure and risk

69

46.0

49

32.7

• Gain fame

70

46.7

62

41.3

19.56

0.0001

• Breaking the numbers of extraordinary people

11

7.3

39

26.0

In your opinion, the person who is trying to prove himself through the selfie is:

• Extraordinary person

26

17.3

34

22.7

• Spineless

58

38.7

34

22.7

9.06

0.01

• Someone who likes to impose himself

66

44.0

82

54.7

Do you see that the phenomenon has become an addiction for some people?

• Agree

140

93.3

113

75.3

18.39

0.0001

• Disagree

10

6.7

37

24.7

Do you see selfies are really a reflection of the realities people experience?

• No

116

77.3

88

58.7

12.01

0.001

• Yes

34

22.7

62

41.3

Can you think, if for one day, to stop selfie?

• Yes

119

79.3

70

46.7

34.33

0.0001

• No

31

20.7

80

53.3

Are you thinking of giving up selfie in the future and replacing it with other technologies?

• Sure

55

36.7

36

24.0

• Never

10

6.7

21

14.0

8.23

0.02

• May be

85

56.7

93

62.0

In your opinion, selfie style is so prevalent today?

• New imaging technologies

33

22.0

41

27.3

• Banality

24

16.0

0

.0

42.65

0.0001

• Fashionable times

72

48.0

54

36.0

• It is okay

21

14.0

55

36.7

What is your own evaluation of the selfie phenomenon?

• Positive

102

68.0

88

58.7

2.81

0.09

• Negative

48

32.0

62

41.3