{"id":48667,"date":"2013-07-02T21:21:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T01:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T14:17:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:17:19","slug":"social-media-its-all-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/social-media-its-all-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media – It’s All About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SocialSocial media <\/strong>sites such as Facebook<\/a> (FB<\/a>) and Twitter are a narcissist<\/a><\/strong> magnet, according to recent study from the University of Michigan<\/a>. The U-M researchers<\/a> published their results<\/a> online in Computers in Human Behavior<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"University<\/a>TechEye<\/em> says the Michigan<\/a><\/strong> researchers found that college students and their adult counterparts use social media in differing ways to bolster their egos and control perceptions of others, the report suggests. Elliot Panek<\/a>, a University of Michigan researcher said that social networking is about making your image, how you are seen, and also checking on how others respond to this image.<\/p>\n

College-age<\/strong> students love using Twitter <\/strong>to make their opinions and views seem important. He told CBC News<\/a><\/em> that college students social media tool of choice is the megaphone<\/strong> of Twitter. “Young people may over evaluate the importance of their own opinions,” Professor Panek said. “Through Twitter, they’re trying to broaden their social circles and broadcast their views about a wide range of topics and issues.”<\/p>\n

\"Twitter\"<\/a>Adults<\/strong> who show narcissism tend to prefer Facebook<\/strong>, which works in the same way. Middle-aged adults usually have already formed their social selves and they use social media to gain approval from those who are already in their social circles. According to Mr. Panek, Facebook serves narcissistic adults as a mirror<\/strong>. “It’s about curating your own image, how you are seen, and also checking on how others respond to this image,” he said.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s wrong with being a little narcissistic? Plenty. The traits associated with the disorder<\/a> can stunt the development of close, long-term relationships. What\u2019s more, highly narcissistic people<\/a>\u00a0are more likely to react aggressively to criticism and to carry out actions that promote themselves at the expense of others. On the upside, narcissism also correlates with higher self-esteem and low anxiety<\/p>\n

\"Facebook<\/a>Those findings confirm the conventional wisdom that Twitter is the more youthful, millennial, me-centric<\/a> social network. Facebook is the province of older people who like to showcase pictures of pasta dishes or post status updates about their kids. We’d hazard to say it’s a crutch for people who can’t get out of the house much, but still, seek validation from their peers. Incidentally, the median age of Facebook users has risen from 38 to 41 over the last few years, according to various social media studies. A recent spate of alarmist headlines<\/a> suggested that teenagers may, in fact, be ditching Facebook.<\/p>\n

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