Narcissism
Research has shown that almost 30 to 40 percent of daily conversations and interactions with other people are centered on ourselves. However, this is only half as much as attention that we focus on ourselves while posting on social media. Studies have shown that up to 80 per cent of our social media posts are about ourselves. In a study conducted by Harvard University, researchers looked for a correlation between talking about yourself and the lighting up of pleasure centers in the brain. To do so, they scanned people’s brain by hooking them up to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. They were able to conclude that the pleasure centers of the brain lit up substantially less when people had to listen to others rather than …show more content…
A study at Canadian university (York University) took a survey of Facebook users. These people were primarily ages 18-25 and the study reviewed the subject’s use of the Facebook, in addition to the content they posted on their profiles. The study subjects were also evaluated using the Narcissism Personality Inventory and measured according to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The researchers paid attention particularly to evidence of the participants “self-promotion” on their Facebook sites. Self-promotion (according to the researchers at York) was defined as things such as ‘updating their status habitually, several pictures of themselves and their supposed celebrity doppelgängers, and quotes that were particularly self-glorifying’ (Williams). The researchers were able to conclude that the subjects who used Facebook the most tended to have narcissistic qualities or self-esteem …show more content…
I was able to understand that many of the emotions I feel using social media are common, such as lowered self-esteem and narcissism (Williams). Near the beginning of my research, I deleted my Twitter account because I was determined to prove to myself that I did not have any sort of addiction to social media whatsoever. However, I disappointed myself when I realized that I unknowingly was addicted to twitter. As mentioned earlier in this paper, when I tweeted about myself and people retweeted or favorited my tweet, it made me feel good, which released dopamine into my brain. I found myself craving that attention of favorites and retweets after deleting my twitter. I had to constantly remind myself that I am better than what other people think of me. Whether I get 10 retweets or none, I am who I want myself to be, likeable or
Research has shown that almost 30 to 40 percent of daily conversations and interactions with other people are centered on ourselves. However, this is only half as much as attention that we focus on ourselves while posting on social media. Studies have shown that up to 80 per cent of our social media posts are about ourselves. In a study conducted by Harvard University, researchers looked for a correlation between talking about yourself and the lighting up of pleasure centers in the brain. To do so, they scanned people’s brain by hooking them up to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. They were able to conclude that the pleasure centers of the brain lit up substantially less when people had to listen to others rather than …show more content…
A study at Canadian university (York University) took a survey of Facebook users. These people were primarily ages 18-25 and the study reviewed the subject’s use of the Facebook, in addition to the content they posted on their profiles. The study subjects were also evaluated using the Narcissism Personality Inventory and measured according to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The researchers paid attention particularly to evidence of the participants “self-promotion” on their Facebook sites. Self-promotion (according to the researchers at York) was defined as things such as ‘updating their status habitually, several pictures of themselves and their supposed celebrity doppelgängers, and quotes that were particularly self-glorifying’ (Williams). The researchers were able to conclude that the subjects who used Facebook the most tended to have narcissistic qualities or self-esteem …show more content…
I was able to understand that many of the emotions I feel using social media are common, such as lowered self-esteem and narcissism (Williams). Near the beginning of my research, I deleted my Twitter account because I was determined to prove to myself that I did not have any sort of addiction to social media whatsoever. However, I disappointed myself when I realized that I unknowingly was addicted to twitter. As mentioned earlier in this paper, when I tweeted about myself and people retweeted or favorited my tweet, it made me feel good, which released dopamine into my brain. I found myself craving that attention of favorites and retweets after deleting my twitter. I had to constantly remind myself that I am better than what other people think of me. Whether I get 10 retweets or none, I am who I want myself to be, likeable or