Selfie Syndrome – How Social Media is Making Us Narcissistic br What is Narcissism? br ● Narcissistic personality disorder involves a preoccupation with self and how one is perceived by others. Narcissists pursue gratification from vanity and the admiration of their own physical and intellectual attributes. br Signs of narcissism: br ○ Unilateral listening br ■ Instead of listening in order to respond, narcissists listen in order to dismiss, negate, ignore, minimize or otherwise make someone else’s concerns irrelevant br ○ Preoccupied with self br ■ Narcissists act selfishly and, even if being generous, are generally only responsive to their own concerns br ○ Being above the rules br ■ Narcissists feel that they are above others and that the rules don’t apply to them br ○ Inability to take criticism br ■ While narcissists have an inflated idea of their own importance, they can be quickly deflated by negative criticism br ○ Refusal to take responsibility br ■ Narcissists have a tendency to blame others for things that go wrong br ○ Quick to anger br ■ Narcissists may become easily angered by critical comments or being ordered what to do br Negative Effects of Social media: br ● According to research from California State University: Excessive use of social networking may be connected to psychiatric problems br ○ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder br ○ Depression br ○ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder br ○ Narcissistic Personality Disorder br ○ Hypochondriasis br ○ Schizoaffective and Schizotypal Disorders br ○ Body Dysmorphia br ○ Voyeurism br ○ Addiction br The Effects of Popular Platforms: br ● Facebook- The Social Mirror br ○ People who use Facebook the most tend to have more narcissistic or insecure personalities br ○ Those with higher narcissism scores were frequently updating statuses, posting pictures of themselves and using quotes or mottos to glorify themselves br ○ Based on a study of Facebook users ages 18-25 using the Narcissism Personality Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. br ○ A 2012 survey of divorce lawyers showed that Facebook had been implicated in ⅓ of all divorce filings the previous year br ● Twitter- The Social Megaphone br ○ In a University of Michigan study of college undergraduates, it was found that those who scored higher in narcissism also posted more often on Twitter br ○ Young people are using Twitter to broaden social circles and broadcast views.