Narcissists Can Be Identified By Their Facebook Accounts - Psychologists | Sci... - The Diigo Meta page

• 05 Feb 09
  

  neynahz
  • how personality traits are expressed online
  • We found that people who are narcissistic use Facebook in a self-promoting way that can be identified by others
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  • • personality questionnaires to nearly 130 Facebook users
    • the number of Facebook friends and wallposts that individuals have on their profile pages correlates with narcissism
    • numerous yet shallow relationships
    • more likely to choose glamorous, self-promoting pictures for their main profile photos, she said, while others are more likely to use snapshots.
    • Observers used three characteristics – quantity of social interaction, attractiveness of the individual and the degree of self promotion in the main photo
    • narcissists are using Facebook the same way they use their other relationships – for self promotion with an emphasis on quantity of over quality.
    • because narcissists tend to have more contacts on Facebook, any given Facebook user is likely to have an online friend population with a higher proportion of narcissists than in the real world.
    • almost every student manages their relationships through Facebook
    • An internet narcissist might use a comment to promote their business opportunity. As a savvy social networker, I do not approve these sorts of comments.
    • internet narcissists. They've recognized my technical skills and seduced me into helping them with something, only to renege on the billing or make a decision to take a joint venture sole after consuming hours of my time setting things up.
    • a real live Narcissist. We dated for three years. He pouted like a child when I succeeded at anything (because he had no successes) and severely criticized me when I needed emotional support.
    • His game was to keep me off balance and uncertain and he was a master at it.
    • One method that I have used, with good success, to suss out a narcissist is this: Do they straight-forwardly answer simple and direct questions or accuse you of being a detective for persisting in wanting answers? Here is the best one: Are the topics always about them?
• 25 Oct 08
  

  Phil Baumann

  Social psychology starting to examine social media's impact on pathology. Being on FaceBook isn't necessarily narcissistic but i'ts important for us to better understand all of the ramificatons of Web 2.0.

  narcissists facebook

• 30 Sep 08
  

  L@jost EU project

  facebook socialnetworking l@jost

• 23 Sep 08
  

  Christian Kugel

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