People who post selfies on inetrnet are considered unstable and less likable, according to a study by the University of Washington.
A new study conducted by psychologists of Washington State University and published in the Journal of Research in Personality shows that people who post a lot of self-centered posts on the internet, such as selfies, etc., are considered less satisfied, less successful, more insecure and less open to new ones experiences.
The study relied solely on posts containing selfies, and compared them to posts containing corresponding photos of faces, but which had been taken by someone else (it was not a selfie) and where the researchers they called them "posies".
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The research proceeded in two phases. During the duration of Phase 1, 30 undergraduate students who had an Instagram account were asked to fill out a questionnaire analyzing their personality and agreed to let the researchers use their 30 most recent Instagram posts for the experiment.
These posts were classified as either selfies or posies and the researchers took a screenshot of each post.
During Phase 2, 119 students from a different university rated the screenshots from Phase 1 by rating them on 13 behavioral traits, such as self-esteem, extroversion, success, loneliness, etc. Importantly, none of the Phase 2 students knew the Phase 1 students nor how many people they were rating.
The conclusion is summarized in the Study Summary: "Objects (users) who posted more selfies were evaluated more negatively (eg, more lonely, less successful, etc.)".
Something to remember before posting your next selfie… or the next time you see one of your friends posing. Just give him the camera and take a "posie" instead of a selfie. You will look nicer, more successful and less alone.
