[Study: Insecure, narcissistic people more likely to post on Facebook]
"People suffering from low self-esteem are more likely to post their relationship status on Facebook, a new study has found.
A report from Brunel University, published Friday, found that the popular Facebook “relationship status” feature was used by individuals with low self-esteem to generate attention to distract from their own feelings.
“People with low self-esteem are more likely to see the advantage of self-disclosing on Facebook rather than in person,” the report said.
However, rather than providing a boost of self-confidence, the romantic status posts “tend to be perceived as less likeable,” it added.
Data collected from a sample of 555 Facebook users took into account the frequency with which users engaged with the social network, whether or not they were involved in a relationship and the amount of time they spent checking Facebook.
“Sixty-five percent of participants were currently involved in a romantic relationship, and 34 percent had at least one child,” the report said.
A total of 57 percent checked Facebook on a daily basis, and spent an average of 108 minutes a day actively using it, it added.
The report also found that “narcissists” were likely to post about their achievements, rather than relationships, “indicating that narcissists’ boasting may be reinforced by the attention they crave.”
They were also more likely to post about health and fitness regimes “suggesting that they use Facebook to broadcast the effort they put into their physical appearance,” the report said..." Full text: Insecure, narcissistic people more likely to post on Facebook – report 2 Tim. 3:2, Phil. 2:21
A report from Brunel University, published Friday, found that the popular Facebook “relationship status” feature was used by individuals with low self-esteem to generate attention to distract from their own feelings.
“People with low self-esteem are more likely to see the advantage of self-disclosing on Facebook rather than in person,” the report said.
However, rather than providing a boost of self-confidence, the romantic status posts “tend to be perceived as less likeable,” it added.
Data collected from a sample of 555 Facebook users took into account the frequency with which users engaged with the social network, whether or not they were involved in a relationship and the amount of time they spent checking Facebook.
“Sixty-five percent of participants were currently involved in a romantic relationship, and 34 percent had at least one child,” the report said.
A total of 57 percent checked Facebook on a daily basis, and spent an average of 108 minutes a day actively using it, it added.
The report also found that “narcissists” were likely to post about their achievements, rather than relationships, “indicating that narcissists’ boasting may be reinforced by the attention they crave.”
They were also more likely to post about health and fitness regimes “suggesting that they use Facebook to broadcast the effort they put into their physical appearance,” the report said..." Full text: Insecure, narcissistic people more likely to post on Facebook – report 2 Tim. 3:2, Phil. 2:21
