Last Updated on 2016-05-18 , 4:56 pm
Do you have a friend who is always emo-ing on Facebook, posting status updates of his #FML experiences or simply crying ad not providing any context on the post?
Or maybe, do you do that?
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If so, well, here’s one bad news for you: if you’re always emo on Facebook, you’ve got a pretty low self-esteem.
Facebook has always been associated with narcissism—in fact, there have been many studies done to show the correlation between Facebook and narcissism, whereby scientific instruments like a psychological scale is used to measure how a person becomes more narcissistic only when he or she is using Facebook. While the studies have not been conclusive, we all know the facts: our friends who appear extremely happy and successful online might be a completely person altogether in real life.
So, how about those perpetually emo people? Or those who criticize every single shit online (i.e. haters)?
According to a published paper in Psychological Science, two researchers have found that Facebook users with low self-esteem find it generally safer to share stuff online. And so, they tend to post negative things, and also criticize others often. To them, it’s “safe” to do so, since they’re behind a computer screen or a smartphone.
Conversely, people with higher self-esteem tend to post happier stuff, and generally are better received by their friends.
The research also stated that because of the emo posts, these friends are less “likeable”. That’s understandable—who the heck would like a person who is always posting about how sad he is online, when he’s smiling so happily in real life?
So, next time, before you post anything emo online, do think about this: are you sure the people who “Like” your post really like you?
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