Despite the continued attention on the distinct behavioral and relational outcomes of narcissism and self-esteem, limited academic research has been devoted to investigating the influences of those individual differences upon behaviors of seeking and retaining a romantic relationship concurrently in the digital environment. The present study aimed to test the role that narcissism and self-esteem play in predicting individuals’ attitudes toward behaviors in current and possible romantic relationships. The results demonstrated that individuals high in narcissism showed positive attitudes toward interacting with potential romantic partners on Instagram. Furthermore, they showed positive attitudes toward current relationship-related postings on Instagram. In contrast, individuals high in self-esteem exhibited negative attitudes toward interacting with potential romantic partners, whereas they showed positive attitudes toward posting photographs taken with their current romantic partners on Instagram. This study provides empirical evidence for the associations between individual differences and attitudes toward various behaviors on social networking sites (SNSs) in relation to both potential and current romantic relationships.

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在“恋爱中”时使用Instagram

尽管持续关注自恋和自尊的独特行为和关系结果，但有限的学术研究致力于研究那些个体差异对在数字环境中同时寻求和保持浪漫关系的行为的影响。本研究旨在检验自恋和自尊在预测个人对当前和可能的恋爱关系中的行为的态度中的作用。结果表明，自恋率很高的人对与Instagram上潜在的浪漫伴侣互动表现出积极的态度。此外，他们对Instagram上当前与关系相关的帖子表现出积极态度。相反，自尊心高的人对与潜在的浪漫伴侣互动表现出消极态度，而对在Instagram上发布与他们目前的浪漫伴侣拍摄的照片表现出积极态度。这项研究为个体差异和对社交网站（SNSs）上与潜在和当前恋爱关系的各种行为的态度之间的关联提供了经验证据。