Self-image is important. It's how we define ourselves and present for others to see. We rely on others' perceptions, judgments and appraisals to develop our social self. But as we took a glimpse beyond the instant perception of human sights, what psychological effect it can cause in a person? As we hear the word selfie it seems to us that it is ordinary, normal and very common but not all things that we've know nakedly now a days appear simply as it is. There's always something beyond, something to be discover as we look deeper to a certain thing. Something that needs to be discovered and disseminate to the knowledge of commoners. That Selfie is not just simply as selfie. It is far more from it .
I read an article entitled "The Social Psychology of the Selfie" by Christine Erickson in a site called mashable.com. According to her recent study, the opinion of others has been a part of identity development for more than a century. According to her, sometimes people try to create a more 'likeable' self or simply choose a photo that seem more like the visual self they want to present to add a self value and somehow of their worth. There comes a time that self worth of a person depend upon the perception of other people.
Christine Erickson said, "Now that we can interact with hundreds — no, thousands — of people simultaneously, we've strengthened the impact that others have on our self-value."
This suggests that we develop our sense of self based on the perceptions of those we interact with. Christine Erickson also stated that self esteem of a person can also be affected. As she said, "It is only problematic when someone fixates or over-compares to their detriment, but that is not a function of the photos as much as the individual struggling with self-esteem."
This shows that selfie lead to social comparison. It answer the question, has that single chosen image become the most important representation of my online identity? It is the first place that the eye had drawn to on a Facebook profile? According to the author, studies have shown that the comments on the Facebook profile picture strongly affect the level of perceived physical, social and professional attractiveness.
Also, from the other article that I read entitled The Good, Bad and Unexpected Consequences of Selfie Obsession by Melissa Walker from teenvogue.com. According to her, posting selfies is an empowering act for another reason: It allows someone to control their image online. This simply tell us that selfie thing can quickly spiral out of control. It may even start to feel like an addiction if totally abused. When someone get praises-- their up, feeling totally flattered but when get nothing—or a "get over yourself"—confidence easily plummet.
Melissa Walker even stated, "There's a danger that your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and Likes you get when you post a selfie, and they aren't based on who you are—they're based on what you look like.''
On the every images we post, its not our character that was being perceive. Most commonly it is the looks that is being noticed . As it turn to be an obsession, it can boost your self esteem and also it can degrade you. Selfie is good, but too much is no good. It can severely affect the perspective of a person in his life. It's good when it influence us in a positive manner but what if it just cause stress? Rejection? Let us be broad in analyzing things. Open our mind on the possibilities and learn that in all things, lets look beyond it.
This shows that selfie lead to social comparison. It answer the question, has that single chosen image become the most important representation of my online identity? It is the first place that the eye had drawn to on a Facebook profile? According to the author, studies have shown that the comments on the Facebook profile picture strongly affect the level of perceived physical, social and professional attractiveness.
Also, from the other article that I read entitled The Good, Bad and Unexpected Consequences of Selfie Obsession by Melissa Walker from teenvogue.com. According to her, posting selfies is an empowering act for another reason: It allows someone to control their image online. This simply tell us that selfie thing can quickly spiral out of control. It may even start to feel like an addiction if totally abused. When someone get praises-- their up, feeling totally flattered but when get nothing—or a "get over yourself"—confidence easily plummet.
Melissa Walker even stated, "There's a danger that your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and Likes you get when you post a selfie, and they aren't based on who you are—they're based on what you look like.''
On the every images we post, its not our character that was being perceive. Most commonly it is the looks that is being noticed . As it turn to be an obsession, it can boost your self esteem and also it can degrade you. Selfie is good, but too much is no good. It can severely affect the perspective of a person in his life. It's good when it influence us in a positive manner but what if it just cause stress? Rejection? Let us be broad in analyzing things. Open our mind on the possibilities and learn that in all things, lets look beyond it.
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