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If You Enjoy Taking “Selfies,” You Could Be a Psychopath

Monday, January 12, 2015 18:28
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Some would contend that it’s nothing but an irritating fad spurred on by a growing phenomenon of self-obsession and narcissism. But the act of taking “selfies,” or self-snapped photos of oneself typically for the purpose of plastering all over social media, may actually be indicative of a serious mental condition.

Researchers from Ohio State University (OSU) found that individuals who share lots of selfies online actually display clinical psychopathic traits, including a lack of empathy. Particularly men who digitally alter their selfie photos before sharing them, say experts, may be exhibiting narcissistic tendencies and unhealthy patterns of self-objectification.

But women aren’t exempted from this designation. Everyone has seen the infamous “duck lips” photos which are often accompanied by seductive, self-focused poses, which suggest both insecurity and instability by the person taking them. Selfie addiction could indicate that a person is literally maniacal, not to mention impulsive and explicitly self-centered.

Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, the new study looked at antisocial traits in participants compared to their individual levels of selfie addiction. They found that participants who regularly post selfies online scored higher than average on the sociopath scale than participants who don’t engage in this activity.

Individuals who doctor their photos to make themselves look especially attractive were found to display signs of narcissism, including the perception that they can only relate to others by feeling more intelligent and attractive than them. On the other hand, individuals who immediately upload photos of themselves after taking them display signs of impulsiveness and a lack of empathy, two indicators, say psychologists, of psychopathy.

“Psychopathy is characterized by impulsivity,” said Professor Jesse Fox, an assistant professor of communications at OSU. “They are going to snap the photos and put them online right away. They want to see themselves. They don’t want to spend time editing.

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