Study Links Facebook Workout Posts To The Traits Of A Narcissist
Long Story Short A new study of Facebook users has found that people who post about their fitness are probably narcissists. Long Story Apparently, if you post your latest workout on Facebook you could have a tendency towards narcissism. That's what researchers from Brunel University in London are claiming, anyway. The researchers surveyed 555 Facebook users about their personality traits. The data that came back revealed that the stuff we choose to post on our feeds are influenced by those traits. People who are more inclined towards narcissism post a lot about their own achievements, including things like smashing your PB at the gym, according to the study. "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," said the researchers. Though the posts may get loads of likes, the likes only serve to feed the cycle of validation. At the other end...