Life How Many Facebook Friends Do You Have? Study Links Narcissism and Facebook Activity

**Donger** · 03-21-2012, 01:38 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blog...-abc-news.html

For the average narcissist, Facebook is tool that may promote anti-social behavior.

Facebook "offers a gateway for hundreds of shallow relationships and emotionally detached communication," according to study by Western Illinois University professor Christopher Carpenter.

The study was published this month in Personality and Individual Differences, the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.

In the study, Carpenter defined narcissism as "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration and an exaggerated sense of self-importance," according to a press release from the university.

Using a Narcissistic Personality Inventory, Carpenter and his students surveyed 292 people - most of whom were college students - to measure "self-promoting" Facebook behavior, such as people posting status updates, their photos, updating profile information; as well as "anti-social behaviors," including seeking social support more than providing it, getting angry when others do not comment on status updates and retaliating against negative comments.

People who score higher on the inventory promoted themselves more on Facebook - by tagging themselves and updating their newsfeeds more frequently, and by having more friends on Facebook, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper.

The study concluded that grandiose exhibitionism correlated with anti-social behavior on Facebook. Self-esteem was negatively related to self-promotion and anti-social behaviors on the site.

"In general, the 'dark side' of Facebook requires more research in order to better understand Facebook's socially beneficial and harmful aspects in order to enhance the former and curtail the latter," Carpenter said.

Social media sites, particularly Facebook and Twitter, have long been criticized for being vehicles for meaningless relationships, and have recently been mentioned in connection with making bullying easier and more pervasive.

Graystoke · 03-21-2012, 01:39 PM

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**pr_capone** · 03-21-2012, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donger

Facebook "offers a gateway for hundreds of shallow relationships and emotionally detached communication," according to study by Western Illinois University professor Christopher Carpenter.

Exactly how I like 95% of my relationships.

I have 92 friends on FB.

|Zach| · 03-21-2012, 01:40 PM

Yea if you friend people in that manner I could see that.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 03-21-2012, 01:42 PM

just attended a lunch where the topic was social media. The average facebook account has 130 friends. The fastest growing segment is 55+ women.

rico · 03-21-2012, 01:42 PM

1412. Which every time I see that, it seems odd to me because it doesn't feel like I know that many people.

**notorious** · 03-21-2012, 01:43 PM

Graystoke · 03-21-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

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Eggsactly!
I joined after the Japan Earth Quake to make sure my friends over there were cool.
Then I started getting all this Friend Request from peeps I never like back in High School.
I dropped that shit.
It is a marketing tool and a big waste.

**loochy** · 03-21-2012, 01:51 PM

what does it mean when you pretty much ignore facebook because you find it stupid and annoying?

vailpass · 03-21-2012, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr_capone

Exactly how I like 95% of my relationships.

I have 92 friends on FB.

03-21-2012, 01:53 PM

I don't pay any attention to the number. A lot. I spend a lot of time there. In fact, my CP experience has diminished due to FB time.

**Predarat** · 03-21-2012, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr_capone

Exactly how I like 95% of my relationships.

I have 92 friends on FB.

Its 91 now, butthead!!!

Hoover · 03-21-2012, 01:55 PM

1083 FB friends
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**bevischief** · 03-21-2012, 01:57 PM

.Have no idea have many friends I have. Before my pc died I was on there about 3 hours a day, since then only once or twice a week anymore.

Carlota69 · 03-21-2012, 01:58 PM

Well I have 3 Facebook accts. One for personal, one for KOMP and one The Blaze.

I think I have 400 on my personal, about 400 on The Blaze and about 4500 on KOMP. I cant even keep up with my peeps on KOMP facebook.

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