presenting a more positive view of yourself than in reality, on social networking site Facebook
The neologism “Facebook narcissism” has even emerged to label the phenomenon. Many users present such a lopsided version of themselves that the “beautiful life” presented online bears little resemblance to the real thing.
Submitted from: United States on 11/10/2010
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The debate about a connection between narcissistic tendencies and the use of social media has been bubbling away for the last couple of years or so, but the expression Facebook narcissism only really hit the spotlight in August 2010, in the context of a widely-reported study conducted by researchers at Canada’s York University.