Men who post loads of selfies on social media sites like Facebook are more likely to have narcissistic and psychopathic personality traits, according to a new study.
Those who edit the selfies beforehand scored higher than average on measures of narcissism, the study also found.
Narcissists typically think of themselves as smarter and more attractive than others, while those with psychopathic tendencies tend to be more impulsive and display a lack of concern for the feelings of others.
Dr. Jesse Fox, the study’s lead author said:
“It’s not surprising that men who post a lot of selfies and spend more time editing them are more narcissistic, but this is the first time it has actually been confirmed in a study.The more interesting finding is that they also score higher on this other anti-social personality trait, psychopathy, and are more prone to self-objectification.”
The research, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, doesn’t mean that men who post selfies are necessarily narcissistic psychopaths, but that these traits are higher than average in them
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