Why do some people post status updates on Facebook and describe funny personal stories, while others post updates that declare love to a couple, express political opinions, or tell details about dinner last night?
Since the launch of Facebook in 2004, status updates have been a favorite feature of users. They allow users to share their thoughts, feelings and activities with friends, who have the ability to like, share and comment. Well, I guess so, I know, so let’s get down to business.
- Despite the central role of Facebook status updates.
- Few studies have looked at the predictors of topics that people choose to post in their updates.
- One study took a step in this direction by examining the personality traits associated with the frequency of updates on important topics:.
It was also examined whether these associations were mediated by some of the reasons for using Facebook, such as the need for validation (seeking attention and acceptance), self-expression (revealing personal opinions, stories and complaints), communication (need to express themselves freely and dialogue with other users) and an impersonal exchange of information (for example, spreading the news).
A second goal of this study was to examine whether people who update their status more frequently on certain topics receive more likes and feedback on their updates.
Those who achieve this can reap the benefits of social inclusion, while those who cannot develop a sense of non-belonging and wobbly self-esteem.
People who often post on facebook’s wall about their diet, exercises, and personal accomplishments are the most likely people to be narcissists, according to the new study. On the other hand, bragging about personal achievements seems to attract the attention of our ‘virtual friends’.
For the individual, it’s worth a narcissistic exposure on Facebook as they get more likes and comments on their status updates.
Although the results suggest that their Facebook friends kindly support such posts, in secret, many users oppose these selfish posts.
The study also found that people who post updates on current meetings are more likely to have low self-esteem.
The study revealed even more about the relationship between personality and Facebook usage:
Whether or not Facebook status updates reflect people’s personality traits can come as a surprise.
However, it’s important to understand why people write about certain topics on Facebook and why their updates can be rewarded differently with likes and comments. People who get the most likes and comments on their posts tend to feel pleased, while people who can’t feel ostracized.
? Facebook personality predictors were reviewed through status and topic updates.
? Extroverts more often update their social activities
? Social openness is positively associated with updating intellectual issues.
? Self-esteem is negatively associated with updating on romantic topics.
? People with narcissistic tendencies are more likely to update their achievements, diets and exercises.
Two interesting notes to finish this article. On the one hand, advertising is increasingly focused not only on the pages you visit, but also on what you share on your social networks, it is a great showcase for brands looking to optimize the information we share.
On the other hand, another pilot study suggests that in the future, when a person dies, we may somehow continue to communicate with them through the information they have previously shared, using algorithms, using this information will allow the application to create a profile that will communicate in the same way as the deceased. Have you ever imagined this?