Two researchers in Munich have discovered evidence that, ironically, no one really wants to see the Selfie you.
Sarah Diefenback and Lara Christoforakos from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich published a study in January at the Frontiers in Psychology, titled "The Selfie Paradox: Nobody Seems Like Like Yet Everyone Has Reason To Take Them."
Of the 238 people who participated in the research, το 77 τοις εκατό ανέφερε ότι κάνει selfie τουλάχιστον μία φορά το μήνα, και το 49 τοις εκατό είπαν ότι τραβούν από ένα selfie τουλάχιστον μία φορά την εβδομάδα. Το 2% των ερωτηθέντων ωστόσο, δήλωσε ότι θα ήθελε να δει λιγότερες selfie στα κοινωνικά δίκτυα.
Many also agreed on the negative consequences of selfies. They said that selfies could have a negative impact on self-esteem and create a superficial image of one's self.
Until now the numbers show discrepancy with the title. Let's see what really happened. There were also very personal questions in the research questions for thinking about this behavior.
An example of the discrepancy we mentioned above existed in the question: what do we think about our own selfie in relation to what we think about the selfies of others:
90 percent of participants thinks the selfies of others as self-promotion, but only 46 percent said the same for their own selfies.
These numbers indicate that the majority of people use selfies, but they do not like anyone to look for more.
The researchers conducted the research online. The respondents came from Austria, the Germany and Switzerland, and the researchers acknowledge that there are possible Eurocentric biases in the study. They report that other cultures are more accepting of selfies and that further study is needed.