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A study on how people use social networking websites such as Facebook confirms what many of us suspected. Women who post loads of photos of themselves on their sites are conveying some strong personal characteristics, according to new research. These women are more likely to base their self-worth on appearance and use social networking to compete for attention.
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Females use Facebook to compete for attention http://articles.latimes.c...y-20110310
Women who post lots of photos of themselves on Facebook value appearance, need attention, study findsPutting more photos of yourself on Facebook translates to valuing physical appearance… (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
 The study involved 311 men and women with an average age of 23. In order to better understand aspects of social networking behavior, the researchers looked at the amount of time subjects spent managing profiles, the number of photos they shared, the size of their online networks and how promiscuous they were in terms of “friending” behavior. The participants completed a questionnaire designed to measure self worth and were asked about their typical behaviors on Facebook.
There were differences between women and men. Overall, the results suggest that, compared with men, females identify more strongly with their image and appearance and use Facebook to compete for attention, said the lead author of the study, Michael A. Stefanone, an assistant professor of communications at the University of Buffalo.
The women who had the largest social networks and posted more photos of themselves were more highly vested in their appearance.
“The results suggest persistent differences in the behavior of men and women that result from a cultural focus on female image and appearance,” Stefanone said in a news release. “[I]t is disappointing to me that in the year 2011 so many young women continue to assert their self worth via their physical appearance — in this case, by posting photos of themselves on Facebook as a form of advertisement. Perhaps this reflects the distorted value pegged to women’s looks throughout the popular culture and in reality programming from ‘The Bachelor’ to ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’ ”
The authors also speculated that posting a lot of photos of oneself in the company of other people “may serve to communicate the importance of particular relationships because these bonds may provide security regarding ones appearance and self worth.”
The people who tended to base their self worth on things like academic competence, family love and support, and being a virtuous or moral person spent less time online and showed less interest in attention-seeking through social media.
The study was published this week in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior...Networking . "Let love be your perfect weapon..." ~~Andy Biersack | |
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:meh: we do that everywhere we go...! THE B EST BE YOURSELF AS LONG AS YOUR SELF ISNT A DYCK[/r]
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I came 2 that conclusion.................all by myself. | |
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Feel me! It didn't take a room of researchers to do all that! Since the begining of time, women been image conscious. Look, Nefertiti had sculptures of herself all over her Queendom.
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Not to sound sexist, but... ditto. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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time for a photowhore thread | |
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what next, a study that shows that men work out and buy sports cars because they have small dicks? everyone's a fruit & nut case | |
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Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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oh the articles that came out in our newspapers here said ANYONE using facebook is an attention seeking narcissistic extrovert exhibitionist craving instant attention, who feels lonely in their home family life
sounds just like me!!! | |
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i deleted my fb account so they could have a better chance
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not all females... | |
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some men out there r no better
Co sign Is there any place of refuge one can flee from this insanity | |
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@ PSYCHO....:YEAHTHAT: THE B EST BE YOURSELF AS LONG AS YOUR SELF ISNT A DYCK[/r]
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I was talking to a friend of mine about something similar. There's a girl on Facebook who made a "fan site" for herself because she has over 2000 dudes following her "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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And there was me thinking I was the only selfless chick out there "I know that living with u baby, was sometimes hard...but I'm willing 2 give it another try.
Cause nothing compares....nothing compares 2 u!" | |
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I didn't want to say it, but yeah, I know attention seeking males | |
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True that...it's human nature..some people are more narcissistic (sic?) than others...I have female friends who use pictures of lamps as their profile and don't like to post pics of themselves..I suppose a room of researchers will have something to say about that too... | |
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That article pretty much states the obvious. "I don't think you'd do well in captivity." - random person's comment to me the other day | |
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It could be a lack of self confidence. Is there any place of refuge one can flee from this insanity | |
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Love this!! | |
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