SELFITIS: a mental disorder taking "selfies"

**dr. d** · January 17th, 2015 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by CVT

I should admit that I was bothered by those people who were taking pics and videos of the Pope last night. They were unmindful that they were blocking and blinding the view (because it was already dark) of the other people behind them who were there for the same reason,- to catch a glimpse of the Pope...

Too much of a thing is indeed a decadence....

they banned the use of umbrellas, so as not to block the view of those behind.. but they did not think of the cellphone and other small cameras..
but it could have been worse.. just think if they had all used ipad 10s and galaxy 10s..

**yebo** · January 17th, 2015 11:44 AM

^^ tapos oa magalit mga pari pag may nag-ring na celphone pag may mass. hypocrites!

**CVT** · January 17th, 2015 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

they banned the use of umbrellas, so as not to block the view of those behind.. but they did not think of the cellphone and other small cameras..
but it could have been worse.. just think if they had all used ipad 10s and galaxy 10s..

A lot of them were using tablets nga e....

Originally Posted by yebo

^^ tapos oa magalit mga pari pag may nag-ring na celphone pag may mass. hypocrites!

There were a number of the clergy taking pics and videos during the mass at the Manila Cathedral... The homily was meant for everybody, including them...

**safeorigin** · January 17th, 2015 06:22 PM

anyway, since we're talking about "selfitis":

A new study conducted by Jesse Fox, assistant professor of Communication at The Ohio State University, with Margaret Rooney a graduate student at Ohio State, shows that men in the study who posted more photos of themselves online than the rest of the group, scored higher on measures of narcissism and psychopathy.

Additionally, men, who tended to edit their selfies before posting, scored higher up the scale in narcissism and self-objectification, which measures the extent to which they prioritize their appearance.

"It's not surprising that men who post a lot of selfies and spend more time editing them are more narcissistic, but this is the first time it has actually been confirmed in a study," says Jesse Fox, lead author of the study.

Narcissism is demonstrated by a belief that you are more intelligent, more attractive and generally better than others, although with some level of underlying insecurity. Psychopathy involves a lack of empathy and regard for others and a tendency toward impulsive behavior.

The participants included 800 men aged between 18-40, who took part and completed an online survey asking questions regarding their posting behavior on social media sites. The individuals were also asked to complete a standard questionnaire for antisocial behaviors and self-objectification.

Women were excluded from this study due to the dataset, which Fox received from a magazine, not containing comparable data for women.

In addition to asking how regularly the group members posted photos, the survey inquired as to whether the men edited their photos before posting by cropping, using filters or utilizing photo-editing software.

"Most people don't think that men even do that sort of thing, but they definitely do," Fox comments.
'Self-objectification may become a bigger problem' with rising use of social media

The results of the study are published online in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. Findings show that posting more photos was related to narcissism and psychopathy. However, psychopathy was not related to editing photos.

"That makes sense because psychopathy is characterized by impulsivity. 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," Fox explains.

Fox goes on to say that editing photos was also related to higher levels of self-objectification, which, she says, has been rarely studied in hetero***ual men.

Self-objectification involves valuing yourself primarily by your appearance, in preference to other positive traits.

"We know that self-objectification leads to a lot of terrible things, like depression and eating disorders in women," Fox says. "With the growing use of social networks, everyone is more concerned with their appearance. That means self-objectification may become a bigger problem for men, as well as for women."

Fox emphasizes that the results of the study do not indicate men, who post numerous selfies, are in fact narcissists or psychopaths. All men scored within the normal range of behavior - just with higher than average levels of these particular antisocial traits.

The same research is currently being conducted with women that suggest the findings in this research also apply to women. Women, who post more selfies, also show higher levels of narcissism and psychopathy. However, self-objectification plays a larger role with women, Fox notes.

There is a self-reinforcing cycle when it comes to self-objectification, Fox continues. People who score higher on self-objectification post more selfies, which leads to more feedback from friends online, which encourages them to post even more photos of themselves. "It may make people objectify themselves even more. We are running a study on that now."

Selfie-posting men present 'antisocial traits,' study finds - Medical News Today

**CVT** · January 23rd, 2015 07:57 AM

Selfies = Selfish....

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**jick.cejoco** · January 24th, 2015 11:23 AM

Me first, FTW, self centered, egotistic, self glorifying are traits of people who has SLA( severe lack of attention) or kids who grew up in the yaya's care or ignored when they were young

**safeorigin** · February 4th, 2015 12:47 PM

Selfies were the cause of a deadly plane crash in the United States last year, government investigators have concluded.

Amritpal Singh was likely taking photos of himself while flying a small airplane at night near Denver, Colorado, when he became disoriented by the flash of his cellphone, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The plane plunged into the ground, killing Singh and his passenger, Jatinder Singh, an Indian musician, shortly after midnight on May 31, 2014.

It’s the first time the NTSB has blamed a plane crash on the pilot taking photos. Cockpit photography is increasingly popular among pilots, some of whom have large social media followings for their photos from the air. In December, Quartz detailed the trend among commercial airline pilots, who are generally prohibited from using their phones while flying. Many pilots find the practice harmless, but safety experts say even a few moments of distraction in the cockpit can be dangerous.

One airline pilot featured in Quartz’s investigation posted a photo of himself to Instagram with the caption, “About to land this plane but first, #lmtas,” shorthand for “let me take a selfie.”

As a pilot flying a Cessna 150K aircraft under general aviation rules, Singh was not violating Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations by taking photos in the cockpit. Nevertheless, investigators concluded in their report, “It is likely that cell phone use during the accident flight distracted the pilot and contributed to the development of spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control.”

The investigators also noted that Singh hadn’t been flying frequently enough to carry passengers at night or in the weather conditions present at the time of the flight, according to his logbook.

Singh had a GoPro camera with him on the plane, another common trend among pilots. The camera and memory card survived the crash, and investigators observed Singh and his passengers on flights immediately before the one that crashed “taking self-photographs with their cell phones and, during the night flight, using the camera’s flash function during the takeoff roll, initial climb, and flight in the traffic pattern.” There was no GoPro recording during the short flight that crashed.

Selfies caused a deadly plane crash – Quartz

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