If you ask me, this is a bunch of bunk! First of all, the study only covered a small age group. Secondly, the study uses pictures and quotes as an example of self promotion. Please! Maybe people just want to share things with their family and friends...did they ever think of that? If anything, I think it's a sign of a good self esteem to be confident enough to put stuff out there on the worldwide web.
A recent Canadian study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking has revealed that most Facebook users have low self esteem.
Soraya Mehdizadeh, psychology researcher at the York University and the lead researcher said that mostly narcissists and people with low self-esteem use Facebook as a self-promotional tool.
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/technology/3846-most-facebook-users-low-on-self-esteem-says-study.html
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