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People who are addicted to Facebook are likely to be narcissistic and insecure, a new study out of York University says.
Soraya Mehdizadeh looked at the online habits and personalities of 100 Facebook users.
Those studied were between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, split evenly between the sexes.
“We all know people like this. They’re updating their status every five minutes and the photos they post are very carefully construed,” Mehdizadeh said.
“The question is, are these really accurate representations of the individual or are they merely a projection of who the individual wants to be?”
Mehdizadeh says she was surprised that people with low self-esteem were more prone to use this social-networking tool.
“I believe the next question to be answered is whether or not the use of such websites could be used to improve one’s self-esteem and overall sense of well-being. This sort of finding may have great implications in the lives of the socially anxious or depressed,” she said. The research was for Mehdizadeh's undergraduate psychology thesis at York's Faculty of Health.
“I thought this was an interesting way to apply theoretical paradigms in psychology to online self-presentation, which is still a fairly new concept,” she says.
Soraya Mehdizadeh looked at the online habits and personalities of 100 Facebook users.
Those studied were between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, split evenly between the sexes.
“We all know people like this. They’re updating their status every five minutes and the photos they post are very carefully construed,” Mehdizadeh said.
“The question is, are these really accurate representations of the individual or are they merely a projection of who the individual wants to be?”
Mehdizadeh says she was surprised that people with low self-esteem were more prone to use this social-networking tool.
“I believe the next question to be answered is whether or not the use of such websites could be used to improve one’s self-esteem and overall sense of well-being. This sort of finding may have great implications in the lives of the socially anxious or depressed,” she said. The research was for Mehdizadeh's undergraduate psychology thesis at York's Faculty of Health.
“I thought this was an interesting way to apply theoretical paradigms in psychology to online self-presentation, which is still a fairly new concept,” she says.
