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Saw this in the morning paper. (yeah I'm old so get over it) and it can be found at
Of course I'm sure that the results would have been equally entertaining for women.
And for the record, I have never posted a selfie.
Posting selfies on social media actually may expose some antisocial characteristics, according to recent research.
A December study from Ohio State University concluded that men who frequently post and edit photos of themselves on social media also tested higher in behaviors of narcissism, psychopathy and self-objectification.
Professor Jesse Fox said the research, co-written with graduate student Margaret Rooney, was the first to scientifically examine the relationship between certain personality traits and posting selfies on social media.
"We are all concerned with our self-presentation online, but how we do that may reveal something about our personality," said Fox, who teaches in the university's School of Communication.
The researchers focused on what is known as the Dark Triad of personalities: narcissists, those who are egocentric and believe they are better than others; Machiavellians, those who are cynical, selfish and manipulative; and psychopaths, those who lack empathy and disregard how their behavior affects others. They also evaluated self-objectification, or the process of valuing one's appearance over all other characteristics.
The researchers theorized that all of these traits would be particularly prevalent on social media, where some people try to carefully craft an image, according to the study.
The authors analyzed 800 men between 18 and 40 years old, according to the study. The men answered questions about their physical features and evaluated how much certain behaviors described them, such as how much they want others to pay attention to them and how much they thought about the integrity of their actions.
The subjects also noted how much time they spent each day on social media, how many selfies they usually posted and how often they edited their "selfies" to make them look better, according to the study.
The research concluded that narcissistic and psychopathic traits correlated with men who posted more selfies, while narcissism and self-objectification peaked in men who more frequently edited their photos.
Fox said posting but not editing photos suggests more impulsive behavior, which aligns with psychopathy, while editing and perfecting one's image is more characteristic of self-objectification.
"Definitively, self-objectifying individuals prioritize their appearance and thus it makes sense that they would take the time to cultivate that appearance before selectively self-presenting it to the network," according to the study.
None of the findings necessarily mean that selfie lovers indeed suffer from personality disorders, rather that they may have above-average levels of certain traits.
"Everyone has a little narcissism, a little of psychopathic tendencies in them," Fox said.
The study, which did not evaluate women, was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
cdrhodes@tribpub.com
A December study from Ohio State University concluded that men who frequently post and edit photos of themselves on social media also tested higher in behaviors of narcissism, psychopathy and self-objectification.
Professor Jesse Fox said the research, co-written with graduate student Margaret Rooney, was the first to scientifically examine the relationship between certain personality traits and posting selfies on social media.
"We are all concerned with our self-presentation online, but how we do that may reveal something about our personality," said Fox, who teaches in the university's School of Communication.
The researchers focused on what is known as the Dark Triad of personalities: narcissists, those who are egocentric and believe they are better than others; Machiavellians, those who are cynical, selfish and manipulative; and psychopaths, those who lack empathy and disregard how their behavior affects others. They also evaluated self-objectification, or the process of valuing one's appearance over all other characteristics.
The researchers theorized that all of these traits would be particularly prevalent on social media, where some people try to carefully craft an image, according to the study.
The authors analyzed 800 men between 18 and 40 years old, according to the study. The men answered questions about their physical features and evaluated how much certain behaviors described them, such as how much they want others to pay attention to them and how much they thought about the integrity of their actions.
The subjects also noted how much time they spent each day on social media, how many selfies they usually posted and how often they edited their "selfies" to make them look better, according to the study.
The research concluded that narcissistic and psychopathic traits correlated with men who posted more selfies, while narcissism and self-objectification peaked in men who more frequently edited their photos.
Fox said posting but not editing photos suggests more impulsive behavior, which aligns with psychopathy, while editing and perfecting one's image is more characteristic of self-objectification.
"Definitively, self-objectifying individuals prioritize their appearance and thus it makes sense that they would take the time to cultivate that appearance before selectively self-presenting it to the network," according to the study.
None of the findings necessarily mean that selfie lovers indeed suffer from personality disorders, rather that they may have above-average levels of certain traits.
"Everyone has a little narcissism, a little of psychopathic tendencies in them," Fox said.
The study, which did not evaluate women, was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.
cdrhodes@tribpub.com
Of course I'm sure that the results would have been equally entertaining for women.
And for the record, I have never posted a selfie.
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