Now the function of taking photos on smart phones is becoming more and more powerful, and more and more young friends are falling in love with selfie. However, the degree of selfie is different. For men, if it is excessive selfie, do you know what kind of psychological existence it means behind?
A new study from an American university found that men who often take self-photos are more narcissistic and prone to mental illness.
Shown as impulse and lack of compassion
The study was published in the psychological journal Personality and Individual Differences. Scholars from Ohio State University conducted an online questionnaire survey for men aged 18 to 40 to study their personality characteristics and social media usage habits, that is, how often to upload photos and whether they will take photos by themselves.
This cross-study found that compared with other people, men who often upload self-photos on social networking sites are more likely to have anti-social characteristics: lack of compassion, lack of respect for others, and too impulsive.
Professor Jesse Fox, who led the study, said: "One of the manifestations of mental illness is impulse. They will quickly take pictures of themselves and upload them. They want to see themselves online immediately."
There is a tendency of "self-materialization"
Before uploading photos, self-photographers often spend a lot of time and energy to beautify themselves.
Fox found that people who like to upload self-portraits and spend a lot of time fixing photos are undoubtedly more "narcissistic". As a kind of psychological defect, narcissism means to be smarter, more attractive and better than others.
Fox believes that people who often modify photos repeatedly have a tendency to "self-materialize", which has more serious consequences than expected and may cause a series of problems, such as depression and eating disorders.
"With the popularity of social networks, everyone pays more and more attention to their appearance. Most people don't think men will do such things, but the fact is the opposite," Fox said. "Self questioning and finding fault with appearance may lead to self-harm, even physical phobia.