justin0469 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 As if we didn't already know that, but now this study confirms it:http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20040699-71.html?tag=cnetRiverI want you to focus on Kim Kardashian. Do you think she uses her looks to compete for attention? OK. Now I want you to focus on Facebook. Do you think that women post lots of pictures of themselves to compete for the attention of others--men, for example? I worry that your answer to both these questions will be "yes." I worry even more, because your views might be confirmed by research from a couple of academics at universities in New York, Texas, and Hawaii. For their work, published in a journal called "Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking," makes for troubling reading. Apparently, women who tend to judge their own self-worth more on appearance tend to post more pictures of themselves on Facebook. The study's results suggest they do this to compete for, as they say in marketing, eyeballs. University of Buffalo researcher Michael A. Stefanone, Ph.D., on his university's own site, put it like this: "It is disappointing to me that in the year 2011 so many young women continue to assert their self worth via their physical appearance--in this case, by posting photos of themselves on Facebook as a form of advertisement."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GQHoLyS5Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Rep is warranted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 and they said the research wasn't needed.... BAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I knew that since I met my first female when I was a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 why the hell would anyone waste money on this research. Goto a bar and boom see attention whores. This is Not Winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 This is why I have a picture of my bank account balance as my Facebook pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kawi kid Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 how long till one of the ladies on here argues against the findings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 This is why I have a picture of my bank account balance as my Facebook pic. how long till one of the ladies on here argues against the findings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedTriple44444 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 This is why I have a picture of my motorcycle as my facebook pic. I'm ugly, broke, and don't own a vette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hell I could have confirmed that with half the money they paid this guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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