"Online Self-shot" Analysis: In The Perspective Of Communication Psychology

Now the most popular and cool way for young people to play on Internet is'self-shot'. It has been a folk art in the era of digital. In general, common people rarely have opportunities to have much attention from other. However, they do have the desire to be paid attention to and admired. With the emergence of Internet and the popularization of digital cameras, such kind or desire is very easy to achieve. Moreover, digital photos are quite easy to change and edit, the use of anonym or pseudonym in Internet also gives a sense of security. Therefore the self-shot becomes a fashion in the world of network and a kind of self-presentation for building self-confidence.As a new symbol of the development of Internet, "Self-shot" is favored by a large number of young people in a short period of time., Why is it so popular in the virtual world of network? and what special functions it has? This paper focuses on above questions.This paper mainly focuses on " online self-shot" phenomenon. With a classification for "online self-shot" pictures and "online self-shotter", I explored the psychological function and motivation of "online self-shotter" through in-depth interviews and qualitative observation, and analyzed the reason that why "online self-shot" is popular.After study, I found that "on-line self-shot" mainly provide a series of psychological function :(1) " online self-shotter " pictures to attract attention and arouse curiosity, entertainment and other psychological functions;(2) " online self-shotter " for acts of self-provide a platform for self-disclosure, self-seek to facilitate their ownership groups, meet their own play a role change, the demand, The virtual self-certain extent, self-satisfied sense of accomplishment of the achievements of their vanity psychological, Self - also make up for the acts of sexual self-timer and spy psychological desire for self-provided emotional venting channels;In addition, the study also explored the self-Serb " online self-shotter " motivation through in-depth interviews, the conclusions drawn are as follows : Self-nation in the use of " online self-shotter " expose their motives in social intercourse, Cognitive self-motivation and entertainment motives.