The document discusses how selfies can impact self-esteem both positively and negatively. It explores how selfies have become a part of modern culture for both attention-seeking and self-expression purposes, especially for teens. While some research indicates selfies can boost self-esteem through likes and comments, other studies have shown an overreliance on social media validation through frequent posting of curated selfies can damage relationships and lead to lower self-esteem. Moderation is key, as insecure individuals who obsess over taking the perfect selfie risk developing selfie addiction.

1. #SELFIE
By:
Raymond
Chung
Photo
by:
Emanuele
Toscano
(Flickr)

2. Does
selfie
posi,vely
or
nega,vely
impact
SELF-­‐ESTEEM?
Photo
by:
Tim
Knezevich
(Flickr)

3. “But
first,
LET
ME
TAKE
A
SELFIE”
~
A
line
from
the
song
#Selfie
by
the
Chainsmokers
Photo
by
Ricky
Thakrar
(Flickr)
Source:
#Selfie;
Metrolyric.com

4. Selfie
won
Oxford
DicNonaries
Word
of
the
Year
2013
Selfie:
A
photograph
that
one
has
taken
of
oneself,
typically
one
taken
with
a
smartphone
and
uploaded
to
a
social
media
website.
Photo
by:
Horia
Varlan
(Flickr)
Source:
Selfie;
OxforddicNonaries.com

5. to
take
a
selfie:
• Part
of
modern
culture
• Seeking
a@en,on
• Trying
to
define
ourselves
(Teens)
Photo
by:
Judi
May
(Flickr)

6. Now
that
we
can
interact
with
hundreds
—
no,
thousands
—
of
people
simultaneously,
we've
strengthened
the
impact
that
others
have
on
our
self-­‐value…”
~
Dr.
Letamendi
Quote
from:
Social
Psychology
of
the
Selfie
by
ChrisNne
Erickson
(Mashable)
Photo
by:
Jason
Howie
(Flickr)

7. Studies
shown
that
comments
on
your
Facebook
picture
strongly
affect
how
you
perceived
physical,
social
and
professional
aracNveness
Photo
by:
MeLY3o
(Flickr)

8. “The
idea
of
the
selfie
is
much
more
like
your
face
is
the
cap:on
and
you’re
trying
to
explain
a
moment
or
tell
a
story”
~
Frédéric
della
Faille
Quote
from:
My
Self,
Myself
by
Jenna
Wortham
(New
York
Times)
Photo
by:
Iain
Heath
(Flickr)

9. Recent
study
showed
more
online
photo
sharing
from
people
whose
self-­‐esteem
is
based
on
“public
con,ngencies”
Photo
by:
Anssi
Koskinen
(Flickr)

10. While
some
gets
LOWER
SELF-­‐ESTEEM
From
viewing
selfies
Photo
by:
ChrisNna
VanMeter
(Flickr)

11. “Selfies
aren’t
empowering;
they’re
a
high
tech
reflecNon
of
the…
way
society
teaches
women
that
their
most
important
quality
is
their
physical
aErac:veness,”
~
Erin
Gloria
Ryan
Quote
from:
ScruNnizing
the
‘Selfie’:
Self-­‐Confidence
or
Self-­‐Obsession?
By
Elise
CurNn
(Goodtherapy)
Photo
by:
Francesco
Cavallari
(Flickr)

12. A
team
of
U.K.
researchers
found
that
people
who
post
lots
of
photos
on
social
media,
run
the
risk
of
alienaNng
friends,
family
members
and
colleagues
leads
to
less
supporNve
bonds
Photo
by:
mkhmarkeNng
(Flickr)

13. “It
is
only
problemaNc
when
someone
fixates
or
over-­‐compares
to
their
detriment,
but
that
is
not
a
funcNon
of
the
photos
as
much
as
the
individual
struggling
with
self-­‐esteem”
~
Dr.
Rutledge
Quote
from:
The
Social
Psychology
of
the
Selfie
by
ChrisNne
Erickson
(Mashable)
Photo
by:
Xavier
Dnat
(Flickr)

14. "People
who
tend
to
have
low
self-­‐esteem
and
depression
are
more
likely
to
engage
in
recurrent
distorted
cogni:on
about
the
self
(such
as
negaNve
self-­‐statements),
Finding
ways
to
interrupt
those
thoughts
can
prevent
them
from
reinforcing
a
negaNve
focus
on
the
self
may
be
helpful
in
improving
self-­‐esteem
and
liZing
mood,.”
~
Dr.
Letamendi
Quote
from:
The
Social
Psychology
of
the
Selfie
by
ChrisNne
Erickson
(Mashable)
Photo
by:
John
Brain
Silverio
(Flickr)

15. “A
secure,
mature
person
is
going
to
post
selfies
that
are
spontaneous
and
not
overly
engineered
or
edited,
and
they’re
going
to
do
it
less
oZen.
A
more
insecure
person
is
going
to
post
staged
or
sexualized
photos,
and
they’re
going
to
do
it
so
much
that
they
become
consumed
by
it
and
the
comments
they
receive.”
~
Lucie
Hemmen
Quote
from:
A
Psychiatric
Study
Reveals
Selfies
Are
More
Dangerous
Than
You
Think
by
Tom
McKay
(Policymic)
Photo
by:
Briney
Bush
Bolley
(Flickr)

16. A
selfie
addict
took
TWO
HUNDRED/day
and
tried
to
kill
himself
when
he
could
not
take
a
perfect
photo
Photo
by:
Michel
Di
Feiciantonio
(Flickr)

17. “I
was
constantly
in
search
of
taking
the
perfect
selfie
and
when
I
realised
I
couldn’t
I
wanted
to
die.
I
lost
my
friends,
my
educaNon,
my
HEALTH
and
almost
my
life.”
~
Danny
Bowman
Quote
from:
Selfie
addict
took
TWO
HUNDRED
a
day
–
and
tried
to
kill
himself
when
he
couldn’t
take
a
perfect
photo
by
Gemma
Aldridge
and
Kerry
Harden
(Mirror.co.uk)
Photo
by:
Keirsten
Marie
(Flickr)

18. Quote
from:
Science
Links
Selfies
to
Narcissism,
AddiNon
&
Low
Self
Esteem
by
Christle
Barakat
(SocialNmes)
Photo
by:
Roel
Wijnants
(Flickr)
Two
out
of
three
of
Dr.
David
Veale’s
paNents
suffer
from
Body
Dysmorphic
Disorder
and
compulsively
take
selfies.
“CogniNve
behavioral
therapy
is
used
to
help
a
paNent
to
recognize
the
reasons
for
his
or
her
compulsive
behavior
and
then
to
learn
how
to
moderate
it.”
~
Dr.
David
Veale

19. RAISING
SELF-­‐ESTEEM
Photo
by:
Kiran
Foster
(Flickr)

20. “The
common
treatment
is
where
a
paNent
gradually
Learns
to
go
for
longer
periods
of
:me
without
sa:sfying
the
urge
to
take
a
photograph,
along
with
therapy
to
address
the
root
cause
of
the
problem,”
~
Dr.
David
Veale
Quote
from:
Science
Links
Selfies
to
Narcissism,
AddiNon
&
Low
Self
Esteem
by
Christle
Barakat
(SocialNmes)
Photo
by:
Susana
Fernandez
(Flickr)

21. Selfie
will
mainly
impact
you
in
a
negaNve
way.
In
the
end,
it
is
always
be^er
to
BEYOURSELF
Photo
by:
Sandra
Jovanovic
(Flickr)

22. REFERENCES
“My
Selfie,
Myself”
NyNmes.com
“The
Social
Psychology
of
the
Selfie”
Mashable.com
“How
do
Selfies
Impact
Self-­‐Esteem”
Dr-­‐carol.com
“ScruNnizing
the
‘Selfie’:
Self-­‐Confidence
or
Self-­‐Obsession?”
Goodtherapy.org
“A
Psychiatric
Study
Reveals
Selfies
Are
More
Dangerous
Than
You
Think”
Policymic.com
“Making
Sense
of
Selfies”
Psychologytoday.com
“Science
Links
Selfies
to
Narcissism,
AddiNon
&
Low
Self
Esteem”
SocialNmes.com
“Selfie
addict
took
TWO
HUNDRED
a
day
–
and
tried
to
kill
himself
when
he
couldn’t
take
perfect
photo”
Mirror.co.uk
“The
Good,
the
Bad,
and
the
Unexpected
Consequences
of
Selfie
Obsession”
Teenvogue.com
“#Selfie”
Metrolyric.com
“Selfie”
OxforddicNonaries.com
Flickr.com
Photo
by:
Grzegorz
Adach
(Flickr)

23. Acknowledgement
All
images
used
were
found
in
Flickr
and
is
under
a
CreaNve
Commons
license.