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Dave Moore

Selfitis Is A Medical Condition

Selfitis is now a medical condition. It's a term for people who feel the need to continually take se...
TodayFM
TodayFM

2:10 PM - 5 Jan 2018



Dave Moore

Selfitis Is A Medical Condition

TodayFM
TodayFM

2:10 PM - 5 Jan 2018

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Selfitis is now a medical condition.

It's a term for people who feel the need to continually take selfies and post them on social media.

Dr. Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University spoke to Joe Donnelly who has been filling in for Dermot & Dave this week, about the condition. 

You can listen to that in full above.

But if you're wondering if you're suffering from a case of Selfitis look no further than Dr Mark Griffiths quiz.

Using the statements below, rate them 1 to 5 (where 5 is you strongly agree, and 1 is you strongly disagree)

The higher your score, the higher the chances are that you suffer from selfitis.

  1. Taking selfies gives me a good feeling to better enjoy my environment
  2. Sharing my selfies creates healthy competition with my friends and colleagues
  3. I gain enormous attention by sharing my selfies on social media
  4. I am able to reduce my stress level by taking selfies
  5. I feel confident when I take a selfie
  6. I gain more acceptance among my peer group when I take selfies and share them on social media
  7. I am able to express myself more in my environment through selfies
  8. Taking different selfie poses helps increase my social status
  9. I feel more popular when I post my selfies on social media
  10. Taking more selfies improves my mood and makes me feel happy

     

  11. I become more positive about myself when I take selfies
  12. I become a strong member of my peer group through selfie postings
  13. Taking selfies provides better memories about the occasion and the experience
  14. I post frequent selfies to get more ‘likes’ and comments on social media
  15. By posting selfies, I expect my friends to appraise me
  16. Taking selfies instantly modifies my mood
  17. I take more selfies and look at them privately to increase my confidence
  18. When I don’t take selfies, I feel detached from my peer group
  19. I take selfies as trophies for future memories
  20. I use photo editing tools to enhance my selfie to look better than others

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