Why do people take selfies? Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer that question. They came up with some surprising answers. People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to narcissism, the Syracuse researchers said. Narcissists are people who think very highly of themselves, especially how they look. Ji Won Kim, a doctoral student at the university’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, worked on the study. She said because social media can be superficial, it is a good place for people to work towards satisfying their own vanity. By superficial, she means social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives -- not deeply personal issues.
Title: Why We Take ‘Selfies’
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Newhouse School of Public Communications, worked on the study.</span> <span data-start-time='52917' data-end-time='66375'>She said because social media can be superficial, it is a good place for people to work towards satisfying their own vanity.</span> <span data-start-time='66375' data-end-time='80604'>By superficial, she means social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives -- not deeply personal issues.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/why_take_selfies.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9304 data-hint-location='16521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/what_does_post_mean.m4a'>What does post mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='on line message'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/vanity.m4a'><span>vanity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/on_line_message.m4a'><span>on line message</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/selfish.m4a'><span>selfish</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/take_a_picture.m4a'><span>take a picture</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9305 data-hint-location='52917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/what_do_people_work_on.m4a'>What do people work on?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='their own vanity'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/world_problems.m4a'><span>world problems</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/their_own_vanity.m4a'><span>their own vanity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/personal_concerns.m4a'><span>personal concerns</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/social_issues.m4a'><span>social issues</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9306 data-hint-location='52917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/social_media_can_be__blank_.m4a'>Social media can be <span class='blank'>superficial</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='superficial'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/strategic.m4a'><span>strategic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/satisfying.m4a'><span>satisfying</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/superficial.m4a'><span>superficial</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2082/surprising.m4a'><span>surprising</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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