Psychological Study of Users Membership in Social Networks on Narcissism, Self-Esteem and the Need for Integration

Social networking sites have created new ways of interaction and human communication in the online environment. The aim of the researcher in the present study is to investigate the relationship between memberships in social networking sites on changing the communication behavior of users in everyday life. In the present study, the relationship between non-membership and users membership in online social networking sites on the one hand and their narcissism, self-esteem and the need for integrity of interpersonal communication in online and offline space was investigated. In this study, 3 hypotheses were examined. The research sample consists of 268 students who were selected by simple random sampling. This study was a correlational study that three standard questionnaires according to psychological criteria were used to collect data and a self-made questionnaire was used to assess the need for integration. Descriptive statistics (frequency) and inferential statistics (Chi-square) were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the relationship between membership and non-membership in social networking sites and the need for correlation and narcissism of users in offline interpersonal communication is significant. While there is no significant relationship between membership and non-membership in social networking sites and their self- esteem in offline interpersonal relationships.