Two researchers in Munich have discovered evidence suggesting that ironically, nobody really wants to see your selfie.
Sarah Diefenback and Lara Christoforakos of Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich published a study in January at 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, 77 percent reported taking a selfie at least once a month, and 49 percent said they take a selfie at least once a week. 2% of respondents, however, said they would like to see fewer selfies on social networks.
Many also agreed on the negative consequences of selfies. They reported that selfies could have a negative effect on self-esteem and create a superficial picture someone's
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. Respondents came from Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and the researchers acknowledge that there is a possible Eurocentric bias in the study. They report that other cultures are more accepting of selfies and that further study is needed.
