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I have come to the view that the selfie is much more than a way to show your friends and family what you’ve been up to, or your new haircut or a celebrity that you’ve meant, and it’s also the most efficient form of self-expression..
That self posting to social media might be a more emotionally loaded behavior than it seems at first glance
Interestingly, people see their own selfies as different than other people’s selfies. Also the assumtune that other people have more fun taking selfies then they, themselves do.

The motivations for taking selfies may be different.

However, the selfie in general enables an individual to create a genuine identity or a perceived identity. Either way, this can be a positive source of boosted self-confidence, allowing the individual to express themselves in a way in which adds to their identity or character and showcase who they truly are (or who they believe they are and/or want to be).

The rise in selfie popularity has also allowed to us to be more connected on a personal level.

Before the invention of modern day smartphones, sharing personal experiences were restricted to physical social interactions or one-to-one conversations.
This trend has seen us being a lot more open and talking about our experiences to an extent where we wouldn’t have before.

The six motivations are:

Self-confidence - taking selfies to feel more positive about oneself
Attention seeking - taking selfies to gain attention from others...
Social competition- taking selfies to get more ‘likes’ on social media
Environmental enhancement - taking selfies in specific locations to feel good and show off to others
Mood modification - taking selfies to feel better...
Subjective conformity - taking selfies to fit in with one’s social group and peers.....

However, as selfies have become a popular form of self-expression, issues around vanity can kick in, the findings of our research showed that excessive selfie-takers were more likely to be motivated to take selfies for attention seeking, environmental enhancement, and social competition (and which emphasises perceived identity)

Selfies have become a key source of personal expression ;

and are a quick and convenient way for people to instantly satisfy lots of their own personal needs as well as present themselves in a way that they want other individuals to see them.
For many people, selfies help create their identity for how they wish others to see them and can be a source of boosting self-esteem.

The rise of social media has meant that such self-expressions can be displayed instantly to their followers and the wider world more generally.

The rise of the selfie has put individuals more in control;

of how they are represented in their wider social community.
If a person is not happy with the picture they have taken they can either delete it or use photo editing apps/software to change an image to the way that suits them the best.
It has subsequently made the individual more self-aware which for many is a good thing but for a smaller minority it may make them feel worse about how they feel if they are insecure and compare their own selfies with others.

A selfie can say more about a person than the written word and it’s one of the reasons they have become so popular.
I don’t normaly like to draw simple, closed-ended conclusions But next time you feel the urge to upload a selfie to social media, maybe just don’t. ;)...