Influence of Selfie on Enhance Adolescent‟s Self-Image (With Special Reference to GCE (A/L) Students Who Participated to the Private Tuition Classes in Mawanella Area)

Abstract

The revolution of information and communication technology has been influenced with regardless of religion, creeds, nationality, caste, culture or any other forms. With help of this technology has been introduced new instruments on needs of peoples, smart mobile phone is one of result of this technological world. Smart mobile phone has been changed to lot of human needs and desires in around the world. Selfie photograph is a one of new trend, of new generation. ―Selfie‖ has defined as a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media, especially Facebook. The present study examined the influence of selfie on enhance adolescent‘s self-Image with special reference to GCE (A/L) students who participate private tuition classes in Mawanella area. The research problem is to determine how to be the selfie influence to enhance adolescent‘s self-Image. Both primary and secondary data were used to conduct this research. The sample group have gathered from GCE A/L students who are participating private tuition classes in Mawanella area and Kegalle district, from where 48 participants were male and 52 female. The study has used the methodologies of survey, questionnaires and observation methods. Secondary data have been collected through books, journals and academic research publications. Quantitative data have used for the summary of the data analyzed through the charts and graphs. This research was found that the all of the female respondents have interested to take selfie than the male respondents. They have clicked their cell phone more than five times for take the selfie. They have selected most attractive angle and posted though the social network sites for the measuring their image. But sometimes they are wondering about their image when they are not getting positive reaction from their network‘s fans. However the selfie has facilitated to enhance their personality, knowledge of fashion world, personal image (self-image), to build up relationship etc. Therefor more than 92 adolescents used selfie photograph to enhance their self-image.