Are social media influencers narcissistic?
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Influencers in this study had high scores for narcissism, extraversion and self-monitoring traits. In other words, influencers spent more time looking at themselves on social media, with deep concern over how they were seen by others, rather than making stronger connections to their followers.
Because social media, particularly Facebook and Instagram, focus on sharing (and sometimes oversharing) one’s own image and opinions, young adults who use these platforms frequently are prone to narcissism. Research shows that higher amounts of social media use predict higher levels of grandiose narcissism.
Has social media created a narcissism pandemic?
A paper from 2011 exposed that teens who use Facebook more frequently show higher narcissistic tendencies than their peers. Extended Facebook use is directly linked to narcissism in adults, too, as conclusions from a self-report study published two years ago indicate.
Is there a link between social media use and narcissism?
While not causal evidence, these data are suggestive of the direction of action between narcissism and social media use—and it is different for different forms of social media. Of course, it may be that some other aspect of personality or behavior is linking narcissism with social media use.
To begin with, research has found strong associations between the aggressive “grandiose narcissism” and a whole range of social media behaviors, such as: time spent on social media, the frequency of tweets, and the frequency of posting selfies 1.
Do selfies make people more narcissistic?
Not only are narcissists more likely to produce selfies, the very act of taking selfies alone makes people more narcissistic. Results from a longitudinal study show an increase in the subsequent levels of narcissism in people who photograph themselves more often.
Do college students with narcissistic personality disorder prefer Twitter?
Shawn Bergman and his colleagues analyzed posting behaviors and motivation for social media use of 500 students and found that college students who scored higher on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory preferred Twitter.