--- description: Also signs of narcissism and self-objectification. title: Men Who Share Selfies Online More Likely to Be Psychopathic: Study image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a2203c494194b0/6987794e524fc00a49debd7f/selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Men Who Share Selfies Online Show More Signs of Psychopathy, Study Says  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2015 5:14 PM CUT  man holding up mobile to take selfie man holding up mobile to take selfieTara Moore—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2015 5:14 PM CUT Men who post lots of selfies on social media networks are more likely to show signs of psychopathy, a personality disorder characterized by anti-social behavior, a new study says. The research, which surveyed 800 men ages 18 to 40, also confirmed a common belief that men who share selfies online are more likely to be narcissistic, according to the [study](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886914007259 "undefined"), published recently in _Personality and Individual Differences_. Narcissism and self-objectification were also linked to men who edit their selfies before posting them online. “It’s not surprising that men who post a lot of selfies and spend more time editing them are more narcissistic, but this is the first time it has actually been confirmed in a study,” Jesse Fox, the study’s lead author and assistant professor at The Ohio State University, said in a [statement](http://news.osu.edu/news/2015/01/06/hey-guys-posting-a-lot-of-selfies-doesn%E2%80%99t-send-a-good-message/ "undefined"). “The more interesting finding is that they also score higher on this other anti-social personality trait, psychopathy, and are more prone to self-objectification.” Fox noted that the levels of psychopathy, self-objectification and narcissism — a set of personality traits known as the Dark Triad — were within average means. In fact, moderate amounts of these traits might not be such a bad thing: the study found that men who post selfies online may actually appear more attractive to others. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3662838/men-selfies-psychopath-narcissism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3662838/men-selfies-psychopath-narcissism/"},"headline":"Men Who Share Selfies Online Show More Signs of Psychopathy, Study Says","datePublished":"2015-01-11T17:14:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:08.323Z","description":"Also signs of narcissism and self-objectification","url":"https://time.com/3662838/men-selfies-psychopath-narcissism/","keywords":["Tech","Social Media","Smartphones"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a2203c494194b0/6987794e524fc00a49debd7f/selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85a2203c494194b0/6987794e524fc00a49debd7f/selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"man holding up mobile to take selfie","caption":"man holding up mobile to take selfie","creditText":"Tara Moore—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3662838/men-selfies-psychopath-narcissism/","name":"Men Who Share Selfies Online Show More Signs of Psychopathy, Study Says"}}]}] ```