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Table 5 Personality traits among students having selfie addiction (NEO)

From: Assessing the prevalence and psychological correlates of selfie addiction in Mansoura Medical School students: a cross-sectional study

Level of personality traits

Not selfie addict

selfie addict

p-value*

Type “N”

Low (n = 8)

4 (50%)

4 (50%)

0.743

Average (n = 152)

66 (43.4%)

86 (56.6%)

High (n = 316)

128 (40.5%)

188 (59.5%)

Type “E”

Low (n = 2)

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

 < 0.001

Average (n = 124)

70 (56.5%)

54 (43.5%)

High (n = 350)

126 (36%)

224 (64%)

Type “O”

Low (n = 242)

82 (33.9%)

160 (66.1%)

 < 0.001

Average (n = 207)

97 (46.9%)

110 (53.1%)

High (n = 27)

19 (70.4%)

8 (29.6%)

Type “A”

Low (n = 278)

124 (44.6%)

154 (55.4%)

0.288

Average (n = 118)

44 (37.3%)

74 (62.7%)

High (n = 80)

30 (37.5%)

50 (62.5%)

Type “C”

Low (n = 296)

130 (43.9%)

166 (56.1%)

0.012

Average (n = 154)

52 (33.8%)

102 (66.2%)

High (n = 26)

16 (61.5%)

10 (38.5%)

  1. *N” neuroticism, “E” extraversion, “O” openness to experience, “A” agreeableness, and “C” conscientiousness. *No., number of students having selfie addiction criteria. *Chi-square test used as a test of significance