Why do people take “selfies(自拍)?”

Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer that question. 【小题1】 People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to admiring themselves too much, the Syracuse researchers said. 【小题2】 As social media can be shallow, it is a good place for people to “work towards satisfying their own overmuch pride.”

【小题3】 People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the Syracuse University research found.

Other findings from the study include: There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. 【小题4】

The Newhouse School’s Associate Professor Makana Chock worked on the study. She said, posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips, our parents and grandparents used cameras to take photos. Before social media, people would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. If you are a nice person, you commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. 【小题5】        

On social media, it is a different experience. People can decide not to look at photos of their friends and family even if they click “like” or even “love” under the Facebook selfie.