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08-14-2016, 12:42 AM
Posting about your workout on Facebook means you're a narcissist, study says
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If you post about your CrossFit or yoga routine on Facebook, you're probably a narcissist with a deep-seated need for outside validation, a new study says.*
A survey (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521213743.htm) from researchers at Brunel University London spotted by Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.de/people-who-post-their-fitness-routine-to-facebook-have-psychological-problems-study-claims-2016-8?IR=T) found that the topics Facebook users choose to post about are influenced by their personality traits.*
People who are predisposed to narcissism more frequently post about their achievements — and that extends to achievements at the gym.*
"Narcissists also wrote more status updates about their diet and exercise routine, suggesting that they use Facebook to broadcast the effort they put into their physical appearance," the researchers wrote.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/13/facebook-posters-narcissists/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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If you post about your CrossFit or yoga routine on Facebook, you're probably a narcissist with a deep-seated need for outside validation, a new study says.*
A survey (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521213743.htm) from researchers at Brunel University London spotted by Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.de/people-who-post-their-fitness-routine-to-facebook-have-psychological-problems-study-claims-2016-8?IR=T) found that the topics Facebook users choose to post about are influenced by their personality traits.*
People who are predisposed to narcissism more frequently post about their achievements — and that extends to achievements at the gym.*
"Narcissists also wrote more status updates about their diet and exercise routine, suggesting that they use Facebook to broadcast the effort they put into their physical appearance," the researchers wrote.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/13/facebook-posters-narcissists/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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