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Narcissism is a highly discussed personality trait that involves feelings of entitlement and superiority over others. Because social networking sites are rampant with opportunities for self-promotion and ego-boosting, these platforms may be particularly alluring for narcissists.
It’s not going too far to say that social media is definitely to blame for some of the narcissistic tendencies in our modern world. Study after study has shown circumstantial links between the use of social media and the rise in narcissistic traits.
Is social media making us more narcissistic and selfish?
Although social media can increase feelings of community, it has also been shown to negatively affect self-esteem and increase narcissistic behavior (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008; Mehdizadeh, 2010).
Why is narcissism prevalent in social media particularly in the selfie tradition?
Social networking sites give narcissistic individuals the chance to keep the focus of their profile’s content specifically on themselves. In doing this, they post status updates, comments and pictures that depict only themselves, and not others, perpetuating their self-interested nature (Aboujaoude, 2011).
What are the manifestation of narcissistic behavior in adolescence?
Previous research has identified three core qualities of narcissism: an inflated self, interpersonal hostility, and impulsivity. The inflated self includes excessive self-esteem (e.g., Kernis, 2003), fragile and unstable self-esteem (e.g., Rhodewalt, Madrian, & Cheney, 1998), grandiosity (e.g., Raskin et.
What kind of relationship has research found between measures of narcissism and number of selfies people post?
In both studies, participants’ total narcissism scores, and measures of all of the narcissism subscales except for Self-Sufficiency, were positively correlated with selfie-posting for men; this was true for all three types of selfies examined.
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