MUST READ: ARE YOU A SELFIE ADDICT?????

                 

I'm sure the word "selfie" isn't strange to anyone, however, the word "selfie" was recently added to Oxford's online dictionary. 

Surprisingly,a study by psychologists have recently shown some of the effects of selfies, selfie-posting, photo editing etc. What is most baffling is that these experts thinks anyone who is a selfie addict, could be mentally ill or disturbed.

Hence, the  "Dark Triad" comes along with these 3 traits known as; narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism.

They're referred to as "dark" because they have an almost evil connotation and are associated with a callous and manipulative way of interacting with other people.Now let's take a little trip into the world of the "dark triad"

Narcissism: Extreme self-centeredness and a grandiose view of oneself. Narcissists have an excessive need to be admired by others and have a sense of entitlement. They're likely to agree with statements like "I'm more capable than most people" and "I will usually show off if I get the chance".

Psychopathy: Impulsivity and lack of empathy. Those high in psychopathy are likely to agree with statements like "Payback needs to be quick and nasty".

Machiavellianism: Manipulative-ness without regard for others' needs. Those high on this trait tend to have little concern about morals.

Self-objectification: This is a tendency to view your body as an object based on its sexual worth. Those high in self-objectification tend to see themselves in terms of their physical appearance and base their self-worth on their appearance.

Random survey was made and participants completed personality questionnaires assessing the dark triad and self-objectification. They were asked how many selfies they had taken and posted on social media in the last week, as well as how many other photos they had posted and how much time they spent on social media sites. They were also asked to rate how often they used various methods to make themselves look better in pictures, such as cropping, filtering, and re-touching.

This survey was carried out on men who view their bodies as objects are more likely to edit their photos. Self-objectification tends to be associated with low self-esteem, quite the opposite of narcissism which is correlated with high self-esteem. But this is consistent with other findings that both narcissism and low self-esteem are related in one way or another. It is also important to note that those high on self-objectification didn't post more selfies—they were just more conscious about their appearance in the ones that they posted. Given the greater self-objectification tendencies of women, it would be interesting to examine these questions in a female sample as well.

But before you start accusing all your selfie-posting friends of being self-obsessed narcissists and psychopaths, realize that these correlations (though statistically significant) were relatively small, and the sample studied didn't include women.

Now the BIG QUESTION is.....................what are the real reasons you take selfies???

Have a great day.

credit:www.psychologytoday.com